Menopause and hot flashes: No easy answers to a complex problem

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 735-737

  Fitzpatrick, Lorraine A ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANDROGEN; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; BELLERGAL; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CLONIDINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FLUOXETINE; FOLLITROPIN; GABAPENTIN; GESTAGEN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; PAROXETINE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE; VERALIPRIDE; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GALACTORRHEA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 2542453703     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.6.735     Document Type: Editorial

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