Effects of acupuncture on hot flashes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women-a multicenter randomized clinical trial

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-280

  Kim, Kun Hyung ^a   Kang, Kyung Won ^a   Kim, Dong Il ^b   Kim, Hyung Jun ^c   Yoon, Hyun Min ^d   Lee, Jin Moo ^e   Jeong, Jae Cheol ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Jung, Hee Jung ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

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

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Semyung University   (South Korea)

^d Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hot flash; Menopause; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRITIS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPEN STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; TREATMENT DURATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PERIMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 77949389602     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181bfac3b     Document Type: Article

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