Perceptions and uses of plants for reproductive health among traditional midwives in Ecuador: Moving towards intercultural pharmacological practices

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 809-817

  Torri, Maria Costanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecuador; Intercultural health; Medical plants; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECUADOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84878107963     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.018     Document Type: Article

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