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. 2007 Dec;51(4):235–246.

Table 1.

Literature Search Strategy

A review of the biomedical literature on menorrhagiawas conducted by searching:

  • The National Library of Medicine’s Index Medicus via their PubMed database

  • Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL)

  • The Manual and Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System (MANTIS)

  • Ebscohost’s databases Alt-Health Watch, AMED (Alternative Medicine), CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

  • MDConsult

  • The David D. Palmer Health Sciences Library’s online catalog

The following keywords and subject headings/subheadings were used in various combination

  • Menorrhagia as a keyword and a MeSH (medical subject heading) term with the subheadings diagnosis, drug therapy, economics, epidemiology, etiology, prevention and control, radiography, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy and ultrasonography

  • Menstruation

  • Menstrual problems

  • Complementary therapies

  • Alternative care

  • Nutrition

  • Surgical treatment

  • Hysterectomy

  • Ablation therapy

  • Chiropractic

  • Botanicals

  • Diet

  • Supplements or natural supplements

  • Dietary supplements

  • Acupuncture