Auricular acupressure to improve menstrual pain and menstrual distress and heart rate variability for primary dysmenorrhea in youth with stress

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wang, Yu Jen ^a,b   Hsu, Chin Che ^c   Yeh, Mei Ling ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^d  

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

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

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84893730041     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/138537     Document Type: Article

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