Prevalence and determinants of complementary and alternative medicine use during pregnancy: Results from a nationally representative sample of Australian pregnant women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-352

  Frawley, Jane ^a   Adams, Jon ^a   Sibbritt, David ^a   Steel, Amie ^a   Broom, Alex ^b   Gallois, Cindy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; maternity care; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BACK PAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880600502     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12056     Document Type: Article

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