Contextual factors that mediate midwives' behaviour towards pregnant women's use of complementary and alternative medicine

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-74

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Contextual conditions; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84876491622     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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