Electroacupuncture for Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Park, Nam-Chun
(Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University)
Kang, Na-Hoon (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) Yoo, Eun-Sil (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) Lee, Jin-Wook (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) Yoon, Jun-Geol (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung-Hee University) Lee, Jin-Moo (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) Lee, Chang-Hoon (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) Jang, Jun-Bok (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) Hwang, Deok-Sang (Dept. of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) |
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