Efficacy of acupuncture in management of premenstrual syndrome: A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Cho, Seung Hun ^a   Kim, Jongwoo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Premenstrual syndrome; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; GAMMA ORYZANOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAOYAO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HEMATOMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MOXIBUSTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77952430505     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.12.001     Document Type: Review

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