Effect of valerian on sleep quality in postmenopausal women: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 951-955

  Taavoni, Simin ^a   Ekbatani, Neda ^a   Kashaniyan, Maryam ^a   Haghani, Hamid ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Menopause; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Valerian

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SEDAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALERIAN;

EID: 80052420265     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31820e9acf     Document Type: Article

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