Laser acupuncture does not improve menopausal symptoms

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 636-641

  O'Brien, Kylie A ^a,b   Varigos, Euhna ^b,c   Black, Catherine ^b,d   Komesaroff, Paul A ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash Surgical Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d Oxford Clinic   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hot flushes; Laser acupoint stimulation; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LASER; LASER ACUPUNCTURE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77952278020     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c72b9d     Document Type: Article

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