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ArticleBlood advances2025

Acupressure alleviates pain and clinical symptoms in patients with sickle cell disease.

Lina Houran, Andrew Q Pucka, Mio Jiang, Ziyue Liu, Andrew R W O'Brien, Steven E Harte, Richard E Harris, Zahra Pakbaz, Ying Wang

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Lina HouranDepartment of Anesthesia, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Andrew Q PuckaDepartment of Anesthesia, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0009-0001-2322-6673
Mio JiangDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-8838-9468
Ziyue LiuDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0009-0008-8312-6608
Andrew R W O'BrienDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0000-0001-5062-9892
Steven E HarteChronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.ORCID 0000-0002-2929-8694
Richard E HarrisChronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.ORCID 0000-0002-2067-8447
Zahra PakbazDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Ying WangDepartment of Anesthesia, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-6366

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PMCPMC12719165

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