Herbs and the childbearing woman: Guidelines for midwives

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-252

  Belew, Cindy ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDWIFE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MIDWIFERY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033125068     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(99)00043-9     Document Type: Review

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