Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2010

Successful Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea by Collateral Meridian Acupressure Therapy

  • Jui-An Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Doctoral Student, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Shung Wong, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meei-Shyuan Lee, DPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shan-Chi Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman, Painless Ginza Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Shun-Ming Chan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center
    • ,
  • Judy Ju-Yi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Medical Student, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Ill
    • ,
  • Ta-Liang Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Ta-Liang Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, No. 250, Wusing Street, Sinyi District 110, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 12 August 2008 ,Revised 6 April 2009 ,Accepted 24 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.11.003

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2010

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