Extent of acupuncture practice for infertility in the United Kingdom: Experiences and perceptions of the practitioners

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2569-2573

  Bovey, Mark ^a   Lorenc, Ava ^a   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; fertility; patient expectations; practitioners; survey

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTION; EMOTION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650197899     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.072     Document Type: Article

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