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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 493038, 8 pages
Acupuncture or Acupressure at the Sanyinjiao (SP6) Acupoint for the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Meta-Analysis
1Department of Nursing, Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management, No. 418, Gaoping Section, Jhongfong Road, Longtan Township, Taoyuan Country 32544, Taiwan
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, No. 252, Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
4Graduate Institute of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, No. 365 Ming-Te Road, Beitou, Taipei 11211, Taiwan
Received 10 October 2012; Revised 8 January 2013; Accepted 17 January 2013
Academic Editor: Lixing Lao
Copyright © 2013 Ma-Na Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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