Understanding premenstrual syndrome from a Chinese medicine perspective

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 355-361

  Chou, Patsy B Y ^a   Morse, Carol A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 18444418876     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.355     Document Type: Review

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