Women's attitude towards the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in pregnancy

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 138-143

  Warriner, Sian ^a   Bryan, Karen ^b   Brown, Anna Maria ^c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary medicines; Interviews; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84889685385     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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