Effects of traditional Chinese medicine on symptom clusters during the menopausal transition

Climacteric

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 142-156

  Taylor Swanson, L ^a   Thomas, A ^a   Ismail, R ^a,b   Schnall, J G ^a   Cray, L ^c   Mitchell, E S ^a   Woods, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Inner Health Ministries   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; Chinese herbal medicine; hot flushes; menopausal transition; Menopause; moxibustion; symptom cluster; systematic review; traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLIMACTERIUM; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS; MOOD DISORDER; MOXIBUSTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANALGESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; HOT FLASHES; MEDLINE; MENOPAUSE; MOOD DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MEDLINE; MENOPAUSE; MOOD DISORDERS; MOXIBUSTION; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS;

EID: 84924655588     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2014.937687     Document Type: Article

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