Pilot study of integral yoga for menopausal hot flashes

Menopause

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 846-854

  Avis, Nancy E ^a   Legault, Claudine ^a   Russell, Gregory ^a   Weaver, Kathryn ^a   Danhauer, Suzanne C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot flashes; Menopause; Vasomotor symptoms; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTEGRAL YOGA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PLACEBO EFFECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP QUALITY; THERAPY EFFECT; WELLNESS EDUCATION; YOGA; HOT FLASHES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84904972087     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000191     Document Type: Article

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