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Original Article

Effects of acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point (SP6) on the process of active phase of labor in nulliparas women

Maryam KashanianDepartment of Obstetrics & GynecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shadab ShahaliDepartment of Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 638-641 | Received 10 Jun 2009, Accepted 20 Aug 2009, Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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