Complementary and alternative medicine for low-back pain in pregnancy: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 459-464

  Wang, Shu Ming ^a   DeZinno, Peggy ^b   Fermo, Leona ^a   William, Keith ^a   Caldwell Andrews, Alison A ^a   Bravemen, Ferne ^a   Kain, Zeev N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION; YOGA;

EID: 22244438861     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.459     Document Type: Review

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