Effectiveness of Valerian on insomnia: A meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-511

  Fernández San Martín, Ma Isabel ^a   Masa Font, Roser ^b   Palacios Soler, Laura ^b   Sancho Gómez, Pilar ^b   Calbó Caldentey, Cristina ^b   Flores Mateo, Gemma ^c  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b Area Basica De Salud La Gavarra   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Investigación en Atención Primaria IDIAP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family practice; Herbal medicine; Primary health care; Sleep disorders; Valerian; Valerianaceae

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VALERIAN; PLANT EXTRACT;

BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LATENT PERIOD; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALERIAN;

EID: 77953360048     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.12.009     Document Type: Review

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