Use of complementary and alternative medicines by a sample of Turkish women for infertility enhancement: A descriptive study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Edirne, Tamer ^a   Arica, Secil G ^b   Gucuk, Sebahat ^b   Yildizhan, Recep ^a   Kolusari, Ali ^a   Adali, Ertan ^a   Can, Muhammet ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Mother Child Health and Family Planning Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS PSUEDONARCISSUS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL BELIEF; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TEA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICA DIOICA; VIOLA TRICOLOUR; VIOLACEAE; ADOLESCENT; BATTERED WOMAN; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952913699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-11     Document Type: Article

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