Can Acupuncture Ease the Symptoms of Menopause?

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 295-299

  Cohen, Susan M ^a   Rousseau, Mary Ellen ^b   Carey, Bonnie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Ms Carey is in private practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Controlled needling; Hot flushes; Menopause; Mood changes; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971449043     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200311000-00004     Document Type: Article

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