Is naturopathy as effective as conventional therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-538

  Cramer, Elaine H ^a   Jones, Paul ^a   Keenan, Nora L ^b   Thompson, Betsy L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; MULTIVITAMIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LINSEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; OAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOYBEAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0041860870     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303322284820     Document Type: Article

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