The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines Among a Sample of Canadian Menopausal-Aged Women

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-343

  Lunny, Carole A ^a   Fraser, Shawn N ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Complementary therapies; Herbals; Menopause; Surveys

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHASTE TREE BERRY; CHI GONG; CHIROPRACTIC; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDITATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; OZONE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CLOVER; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SOYBEAN; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAI CHI; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOT FLASHES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 77953995656     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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