The use of food supplements among women attending menopause clinics in the west Midlands

Menopause International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-35

  Gokhale, Leena ^a   Sturdee, David W ^b   Parsons, Anthony D ^c  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospitals of Warwick   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; food supplement; herbalism; hormone replacement therapy; menopause

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COD LIVER OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAD; CLOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOYBEAN; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENGLAND; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037347736     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136218070300900110     Document Type: Article

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