C A Smith

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2008
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005288.pub3

BACKGROUND: Conventional treatment for primary dysmenorrhoea has a failure rate of 20% to 25% and may be contraindicated or not tolerated by some women. Chinese herbal medicine may be a suitable alternative. OBJECTIVES: To determine the ef…

meta-analysis 2002
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002123

BACKGROUND: Dysmenorrhoea is the occurrence of painful menstrual cramps of the uterus. Medical therapy for dysmenorrhoea commonly consists of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or the oral contraceptive pill both of which work by reducing…