Use of complementary and alternative medicine in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis-Results of a practitioner survey

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 218-221

  Watson, C J ^a   Pirotta, M ^a   Myers, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CAM; Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis; Women's health

Indexed keywords

BORATE SODIUM; CHLOROXYLENOL; POVIDONE IODINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TEA TREE OIL; VINEGAR; YOGHURT;

ACUPUNCTURIST; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLOTHING; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; COTTON; DERMATOLOGIST; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LEMON JUICE; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACETIC ACID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CLOTHING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIET; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBIOTICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGURT;

EID: 84860833799     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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