Acupuncture as an adjunct treatment for primary dysmenorrhea: A comparative study

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-294

  Reyes Campos, Miguel De Jesús ^a   Díaz Toral, Livia Gabriela ^b   Verdín Terán, Silvia Leticia ^b   Orozco Suárez, Eunice Sonia ^b   López Ramírez, Patricia ^b   Pineda Carranza, Antonio ^c   Basulto Sosa, Patricio Guillermo ^d   Reyes Campos, Primo F ^e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d Neuropsychiatric Institute of Yucatan   (Mexico)

^e Hospital General O'Horan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chongmai; Pelvic Pain; Primary Dysmenorrhea; Sham Acupuncture; Thoroughfare Vessel (TV)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84883045298     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: 19336594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2012.0909     Document Type: Article

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