Effects of escitalopram on menopause-specific quality of life and pain in healthy menopausal women with hot flashes: A randomized controlled trial

Maturitas

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Lacroix, Andrea Z ^a   Freeman, Ellen W ^b   Larson, Joseph ^a   Carpenter, Janet S ^c   Joffe, Hadine ^d   Reed, Susan D ^e   Newton, Katherine M ^e   Seguin, Rebecca A ⁱ   Sternfeld, Barbara ^f   Cohen, Lee ^d   Ensrud, Kristine E ^g,h  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Escitalopram; Menopausal quality of life; Randomized controlled trial; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADULT; CITALOPRAM; COHORT STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84869081064     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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