Correcting non cephalic presentation with moxibustion: Study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in general practice

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Vas, Jorge ^a   Aranda, José Manuel ^b   Barón, Mercedes ^c   Perea Milla, Emilio ^d   Méndez, Camila ^e   Ramírez, Carmen ^f   Aguilar, Inmaculada ^a   Modesto, Manuela ^a   Lara, Ana María ^g   Martos, Francisco ^h   García Ruiz, Antonio J ^h  

^a Primary Healthcare Centre   (Spain)

^b San Andrés Torcal Primary Healthcare Centre   (Spain)

^c El Lugar Primary Healthcare Centre   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^e Andalusian Health Service   (Spain)

^f Pain Treatment Unit Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre   (Spain)

^g Gonzalo Bilbao Primary Healthcare Centre   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOXIBUSTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPAIN; VERSION, FETAL;

EID: 44949105345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-22     Document Type: Article

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