Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2011, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Zhu, Xiaoshu ^a   Hamilton, Kindreth D ^b   McNicol, Ewan D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80055073225     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007864.pub2     Document Type: Review

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