Auricular acupressure augmentation of standard medical management of the neonatal narcotic abstinence syndrome

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-186

  Schwartz, Lynnae ^a,e   Xiao, Rui ^b   Brown, Elizabeth R ^c   Sommers, Elizabeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Pathways to Wellness   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS); Neonate

Indexed keywords

DEODORIZED TINCTURE OF OPIUM; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; PHENOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPRESSURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOTIC ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 80052779648     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: 19336594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2011.0818     Document Type: Article

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