Acupuncture for hot flashes

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-13

  Avis, Nancy E ^a   Pian Smith, May C M ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BELLARGAL; BETA ENDORPHIN; CLONIDINE; GABAPENTIN; GESTAGEN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PRIMROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERALIPRIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CLIMACTERIUM; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENOPAUSE; NIGHT SWEAT; RED CLOVER; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YAM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33846075758     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000252908.72738.9f     Document Type: Editorial

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