Usage of herbal medications in patients undergoing IVF treatment in an Irish infertility treatment unit

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-65

  Shannon, J ^a   El Saigh, I ^b   Tadrous, R ^b   Mocanu, E ^b   Loughrey, J ^b  

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

^b ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Herbal medications; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; VALERIAN;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE;

ANESTHETICS; DATA COLLECTION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARLIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; IRELAND; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY;

EID: 77249102027     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0378-5     Document Type: Article

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