Complementary and alternative medicines and menopause

Menopause

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 491-493

  Flint, Marcha Prottas ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; LEISURE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDITATION; MENOPAUSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; NOTE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 2342517581     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GME.0000096977.86077.05     Document Type: Editorial

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