An innovative acupuncture treatment for primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized, crossover pilot study

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-56

  Chao, Maria T ^a   Wade, Christine M ^b   Abercrombie, Priscilla D ^c   Gomolak, Denise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOMENADIONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PILOT PROJECTS; VITAMIN K 1; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894493270     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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