Growing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine during pregnancy and implications for healthcare providers

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-366

  Adams, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; complementary therapists; health services research; maternity care; midwives; obstetricians; pregnancy; women's healthcare

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN;

EID: 79961094853     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: 17474116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eog.11.29     Document Type: Editorial

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