A randomized trial of acupuncture for vasomotor symptoms in post-menopausal women

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 59-66

  Venzke, Liane ^a   Calvert Jr , James F ^b   Gilbertson, Barbara ^a  

^a Klamath Pain Clinic   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Menopause; Randomized controlled trial; Rural

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77952422106     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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