Postdates pregnancy and complementary therapies

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Evans, Maggie ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Hormone activity; Induction of labour; Normality; Postdates pregnancy; Self help techniques

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SELF CARE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; SELF CARE;

EID: 70350416087     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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