Homeopathy and the menopause

Journal of the British Menopause Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 151-154

  Thompson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Bristol Homeopathic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breat cancer; Homeopathy; Hot flushes; Oestrogen; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE; DIGITALIS; ESTROGEN; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TAMOXIFEN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DILUTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; THEORY;

EID: 0036951379     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/136218002100321857     Document Type: Review

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