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KMID : 0363620130340040032
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2013 Volume.34 No. 4 p.32 ~ p.45
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An Analysis of Recent Oriental Medical Research on Dysmenorrhea
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Park Kang-In
Kim Jin-Woo
Park Kyoung-Sun
Lee Jin-Moo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate oriental medical research on dysmenorrhea published within 10 years to analyze the trends of study on dysmenorrhea at home and abroad for progress in future clinical research.
Methods & Results: Publication research was carried out on several online database systems using keywords like ‘dysmenorrhea’, ‘traditional medicine’, ‘herb’, ‘acupuncture’, ‘CAM’, ‘complementary and alternative medicine’, ‘moxibustion’ within 10 years(2002?2012). 32 Korean journal articles and 29 oversea journal articles were selected.
Conclusions: This study concludes that more well-designed randomized-controlled studies and diverse approaches are necessary to make accumulation of evidence on oriental medical therapy of dysmenorrhea.
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KEYWORD
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Review study, dysmenorrhea, Oriental medicine, CAM, Korean medicine, outcome measures
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