Acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes: A qualitative study about patient experiences

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Alraek, Terje ^a   Malterud, Kirsti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOOD CHANGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP PATTERN;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AFFECT; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 60749118416     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0310     Document Type: Article

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