Using a Delphi consensus process to develop an acupuncture treatment protocol by consensus for women undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Smith, Caroline A ^a   Grant, Suzanne ^a   Lyttleton, Jane ^b   Cochrane, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Jane Lyttleton   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; JOB EXPERIENCE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84863451381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-88     Document Type: Article

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