Women's use of herbal and alternative medicines for preconception care

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 222-226

  Charaf, Safa ^a   Wardle, Jonathan L ^a   Sibbritt, David W ^a   Lal, Sara ^a   Callaway, Leonie K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Preconception; Women

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CARNITINE; CHONDROITIN; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; FUNGAL EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; PRIMROSE OIL; SELENIUM; SODIUM; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANDELION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GANODERMA; GINSENG; GUARANA; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LINSEED; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICINAL MUSHROOM; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SPIRULINA; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HOMEOPATHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84937022398     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12324     Document Type: Article

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