A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture for the treatment of childhood persistent allergic rhinitis

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1242-1247

  Ng, Daniel K ^a   Chow, Pok Yu ^a   Ming, Shun Pei ^a   Hong, Siu Hung ^a   Lau, Sunny ^a   Tse, Debbie ^a   Kwong, Wilson K ^a   Wong, Mui Fong ^a   Wong, Wilfred H ^b   Fu, Yu Ming ^a   Kwok, Ka Li ^a   Li, Handong ^a   Ho, Jackson C ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Allergic rhinitis; Children; Complementary therapy; Controlled trial; Pediatric; Randomized; Rhinitis; Trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; OUTPATIENT; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16644376103     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0744     Document Type: Article

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