Long-term effects of traditional chinese medicine and hypnotherapy in patients with severe endometriosis - A retrospective evaluation

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 314-320

  Meissner, Karin ^a,b   Böhling, Barbara ^c   Schweizer Arau, Annemaria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Private practice   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Endometriosis; Hypnosis; Pain; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650871463     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322890     Document Type: Article

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