Alternative therapies for osteoporosis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 721-730

  Yao, F A ^a   Dobs, A S ^a   Brown, T T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM); Exercise; Herbal and dietary measures; Omega 3 fatty acids; Phytoestrogens; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHINESE DRUG; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FARNOQUINONE; GENISTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOFLAVONE; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; PHYTOMENADIONE; PLACEBO; RETINOL; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BONE DENSITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZATION; TRAINING; VAGINA BLEEDING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BONE DENSITY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EXERCISE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYTOESTROGENS; VITAMINS;

EID: 33750432203     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004235     Document Type: Article

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