A Pilot Study of St36 Acupuncture for Infantile Colic
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A pilot study of ST36 acupuncture for infantile colic.
OBJECTIVE To conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility of a proposed design of an acupuncture trial to relieve symptoms of infantile colic. METHOD An open randomised single-blinded controlled trial, using standardised bilateral treatment of the acupuncture point ST36. Infants fulfilling Wessel's definition of infantile colic were included. PATIENTS were randomised to active treatment ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acupuncture in Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0964-5284,1759-9873
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2010.003590