A Critical Examination of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women's Health: A Focus Upon Decision-Making and Communication Regarding Risk and Risk Management

近年来，补充和替代医学(CAM)已成为妇女保健面临的一个重大公共卫生和健康服务问题。然而，我们仍然对妇女如何、何时和为什么求助于CAM知之甚少，也不知道一系列从业者在使用这种CAM解决妇女健康问题方面的经验和作用。作为回应，拟议的研究方案将审查这些与怀孕、更年期和背部疼痛有关的问题。

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has emerged over recent years as a major public health and health services issue facing women’s health care. Yet, we still know very little about how, when and why women turn to CAM nor the experience and role of a range of practitioners with regard to such CAM use for women’s health problems. In response, the proposed research programme will examine these issues in relation to pregnancy, menopause and back pain.