Safety classification of herbal medicines used in pregnancy in a multinational study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kennedy, D A ^a   Lupattelli, A ^b   Koren, G ^a   Nordeng, H ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

CAM; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Pregnancy; Safety

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRANBERRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LINGONBERRY; MENTHA PIPERITA; NORTH AMERICA; PAPAYA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; CLASSIFICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SAFETY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SAFETY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84960939603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1079-z     Document Type: Article

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