MotherNature: Establishing a Canadian research network for natural health products (NHPs) during pregnancy and lactation

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-372

  Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Dugoua, Jean Jacques ^a,b   Magee, Laura ^c   Vohra, Sunita ^d   Matsui, Doreen ^e   Bérard, Anick ^f   Johnson, Brad ^d   Moretti, Myla ^a   Einarson, Adrienne ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LACTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MATERIA MEDICA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; NATUROPATHY; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 43749086221     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0696     Document Type: Article

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