The use and the user of herbal remedies during pregnancy

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 787-792

  Holst, Lone ^a   Wright, David ^b   Haavik, Svein ^a   Nordeng, Hedvig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FLORADIX; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HORSETAIL EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRANBERRY; EXPECTANT MOTHER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GINGER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASPBERRY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 67749127819     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0467     Document Type: Article

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