Yoga for menopausal symptoms: A systematic review

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 602-608

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b   Kim, Jong In ^a   Ha, Jeong Yong ^a   Boddy, Kate ^b   Ernst, Edzard ^b  

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

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Menopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; YOGA;

HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; YOGA;

EID: 67649887350     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ffe39     Document Type: Review

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