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，补充和替代医学已成为妇女保健面临的一个主要公共卫生和卫生服务问题。然而，我们仍然对女性如何、何时以及为何转向CAM知之甚少，也不知道一系列从业者在使用CAM解决女性健康问题方面的经验和作用。作为回应，拟议的研究方案将研究这些问题与怀孕、更年期和背痛的关系。

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.