Use of herbal medicines among pregnant women attending family health centers in Alexandria

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-50

  Orief, Yasser Ibrahim ^a   Farghaly, Nadia Fouad ^a   Ibrahim, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelaziz ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alexandria; Herbal medicines; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGYPT; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GARLIC; GINGER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TEA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84899442597     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: 20903251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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