Feasibility and acceptability of restorative yoga for treatment of hot flushes: A pilot trial

Maturitas

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-204

  Cohen, Beth E ^a,b   Kanaya, Alka M ^b   Macer, Judith L ^b   Shen, Hui ^b   Chang, A Ann ^b   Grady, Deborah ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot flushes; Menopause; Restorative; Vasomotor; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; YOGA;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; YOGA;

EID: 33846072475     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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