The acupuncture treatment for postmenopausal hot flushes (Acuflash) study: Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses and acupuncture points used, and their relation to the treatment response

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 101-108

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77952746221     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000612     Document Type: Article

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