What nonhormonal therapies are effective for postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 324-325+329

  Brewer, Dan ^a   Nashelsky, Joan ^b   Hansen, Laura B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Family Practice Inquiries Network   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELLERGAL; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CLONIDINE; FLUOXETINE; GABAPENTIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; LINSEED OIL; MAI QUAN; MEGESTROL; MEGESTROL ACETATE; METHYLDOPA; PRIMROSE OIL; SOYBEAN OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; WILD YAM EXTRACT;

CANCER PATIENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LINSEED; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NOTE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; YAM;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINES; CIMICIFUGA; CLONIDINE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0345700865     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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