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Intervention Protocol

Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea

  1. Caroline A Smith1,*,
  2. Lin He2,
  3. Xiaoshu Zhu3,
  4. Jing Song4

Editorial Group: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007854

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Smith CA, He L, Zhu X, Song J. Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007854. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007854.

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  1. 1

    The University of Western Sydney, Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia

  2. 2

    West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Books & Information Centre, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  3. 3

    School of Biomedical and Health Science, University of Western Sydney, Center for Complementary Medicine Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  4. 4

    Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

*Caroline A Smith, Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, The University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, 1797, Australia. caroline.smith@uws.edu.au.

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  1. Publication Status: New
  2. Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To determine the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea when compared with placebo, no treatment, or conventional medical treatments (for example NSAIDs, OCPs).

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