Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by menopausal women: A systematic review of surveys

Maturitas

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-43

  Posadzki, P ^a,b   Lee, M S ^a,b   Moon, T W ^a   Choi, T Y ^a   Park, T Y ^a   Ernst, E ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Menopause; Prevalence; Survey; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; PHYTOESTROGEN; PRIMROSE OIL; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDITATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER REVIEW; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE;

OENOTHERA;

EID: 84876451866     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.02.005     Document Type: Review

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