Auricular acupressure combined with an internet-based intervention or alone for primary dysmenorrhea: A control study

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yeh, Mei Ling ^a   Hung, Yu Ling ^b   Chen, Hsing Hsia ^c   Lin, Jaung Geng ^d   Wang, Yu Jen ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Municipal Bai Ling Senior High School   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MENSTRUAL DISTRESS QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84877311772     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/316212     Document Type: Article

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