A comparison of acupuncture and oral estradiol treatment of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women

Climacteric

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-164

  Wyon, Y ^a   Wijma, K ^a   Nedstrand, E ^a   Hammar, M ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative treatments; Hot flushes; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NEEDLE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242667741     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130410001713814     Document Type: Article

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