Effect of auricular acupressure on peri- and early postmenopausal women with anxiety: A double-blinded, randomized, and controlled pilot study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kao, Ching Ling ^a,b   Chen, Chao Hsun ^c   Lin, Wei Yun ^b   Chiao, Yu Ching ^d   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^b,e  

^a Tsaotun Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Health Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84862275798     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/567639     Document Type: Article

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