Prevalence of CAM use by UK climacteric women: A systematic review of surveys

Climacteric

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-7

  Posadzki, P ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Complementary And Alternative Medicine; Prevalence; Survey; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; AYURVEDA; CHELATION THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLIMACTERIUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FELDENKRAIS METHOD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; IMAGERY; KINESIOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEISURE; MAGNETISM; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; SHIATSU; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA;

EID: 84872457398     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2012.742503     Document Type: Review

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