Use of traditional Chinese medicine among pregnant women in Taiwan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-150

  Yeh, Hsiao Yun ^a   Chen, Yu Chun ^a,b   Chen, Fang Pey ^a,b   Chou, Li Fang ^c   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,b   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

National health programs; Pregnancy; Taiwan; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIRTH; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFLAMMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTNATAL CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TAIWAN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 70449534677     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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