Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on primary dysmenorrhea

Neuromodulation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-309

  Wang, Shwu Fen ^a,b   Lee, Jo Ping ^a   Hwa, Hsiao Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Dysmenorrhea; TENS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHAM PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 70349668662     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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