Severity of menopausal symptoms and use of both conventional and complementary/alternative therapies

Menopause

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 507-515

  Keenan, Nora L ^a   Mark, Saralyn ^b   Fugh Berman, Adriane ^c   Browne, Doris ^d   Kaczmarczyk, Joseph ^e   Hunter, Carrie ^f  

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

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Department of Defense ^*  (United States)

^e HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative therapy; Estrogen; Hormone therapy; Hot flashes; Menopause; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOT FLUSH; INTERVIEW; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; RISK FACTORS; TENNESSEE; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 2342479959     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GME.0000064865.58809.3E     Document Type: Article

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