The use of complementary medicine and therapies by patients attending a reproductive medicine unit in South Australia: A prospective survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-149

  Stankiewicz, Marcin ^a   Smith, Caroline ^b   Alvino, Helen ^c   Norman, Robert ^c  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Female infertility; In vitro fertilisation; Male infertility; Reproductive techniques assisted; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FOLIC ACID; GINSENG EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HORSERADISH EXTRACT; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PEPPERMINT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERB; HORSERADISH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEXOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOYBEAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33847784358     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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