A randomised controlled trial of moxibustion for breech presentation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 743-747

  Cardini, Francesco ^a,h   Lombardo, Pietro ^b   Regalia, Anna Laura ^c   Regaldo, Giuseppe ^d   Zanini, Alberto ^e   Negri, Maria Grazia ^f   Panepuccia, Lea ^g   Todros, Tullia ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Hospital of Ciriè   (Italy)

^e S Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

^f Gavardo Hospital   (Italy)

^g SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 20744435315     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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