The acupuncture on hot flashes among menopausal women study: Observational follow-up results at 6 and 12 months

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 262-268

  Borud, Einar Kristian ^a   Alraek, Terje ^a   White, Adrian ^b   Grimsgaard, Sameline ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hot flash; Menopause

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949360633     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c07275     Document Type: Article

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