A preliminary survey of the use of complementary and alternative medicines in childbearing women

Evidence Based Midwifery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 128-131

  Jones, Catriona ^a   Jomeen, Julie ^a   Ogbuehi, Ola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Complementary and alternative medicines; Evidence based midwifery; Healing systems; Therapies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962065125     PISSN: 14794489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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