Acupuncture for treating menopausal hot flushes: A systematic review

Climacteric

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-25

  Lee, M S ^a   Shin, B C ^b   Ernst, E ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hot flushes; Menopause; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149145262     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130802566980     Document Type: Review

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