The effectiveness of exercise as treatment for vasomotor menopausal symptoms: Randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 565-575

  Daley, A J ^a   Thomas, A ^b   Roalfe, A K ^a   Stokes Lampard, H ^a   Coleman, S ^a   Rees, M ^c   Hunter, M S ^d   Macarthur, C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; hot flushes; menopause; night sweats; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT SWEAT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HOT FLASHES; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEATING;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84923570175     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13193     Document Type: Article

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