Effects of acupressure at the Sanyinjiao point on primary dysmenorrhoea

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 380-387

  Chen, Huei Mein ^a   Chen, Chung Hey ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Anxiety; Menstrual pain; Nursing; Primary dysmenorrhoea; Sanyinjiao (SP6)

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8344221196     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03236.x     Document Type: Article

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