The value of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of climacteric symptoms: Results of a survey among German gynecologists

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 492-495

  Von Studnitz, Friederike S G ^a   Eulenburg, Christine ^a   Mueck, Alfred O ^b   Buhling, Kai J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Efficacy; Gynecologists; Menopause; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACTAEA RACEMOSA; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HORMONE YOGA; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIVATE PRACTICE; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; EFFICACY; GYNECOLOGISTS; MENOPAUSE; SURVEY;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLIMACTERIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884129511     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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