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Effects of Ginger for Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis

Maggie Thomson, Renee Corbin and Lawrence Leung
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2014, 27 (1) 115-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.01.130167
Maggie Thomson
From the Department of Family Medicine (MT, LL) and the Centre of Studies in Primary Care (RC, LL), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Renee Corbin
From the Department of Family Medicine (MT, LL) and the Centre of Studies in Primary Care (RC, LL), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Lawrence Leung
From the Department of Family Medicine (MT, LL) and the Centre of Studies in Primary Care (RC, LL), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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