Complementary and alternative medicine in midwifery practice: Managing the conflicts

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 246-251

  Hall, Helen G ^a   Griffiths, Debra L ^a   McKenna, Lisa G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Grounded theory; Maternity care; Midwives

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEGOTIATING; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84867334838     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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