Hot flashes: Behavioral treatments, mechanisms, and relation to sleep

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 12 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 124-130

  Freedman, Robert R ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Hot flashes; Menopause; Paced respiration; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORE TEMPERATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 30544438072     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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