Use of nonmedical treatments by infertility patients

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 415-420

  Schaffir, Jonathan ^a   McGee, Alana ^a   Kennard, Elizabeth ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Folklore; Infertility; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349304200     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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