Effects of acupuncture on menopause-related symptoms and quality of life in women in natural menopause: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Menopause

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-244

  Chiu, Hsiao Yean ^a   Pan, Chieh Hsin ^a   Shyu, Yuh Kae ^b   Han, Bor Cheng ^a   Tsai, Pei Shan ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hot flashes; Menopause related symptoms; Meta analysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHRALGIA; BLADDER DISCOMFORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE RATING SCALE; MENOPAUSE RELATED DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINAL DRYNESS; HOT FLASHES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84922411145     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000260     Document Type: Review

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