Acupuncture therapy for infants: A preliminary report on reasons for consultation, feasibility, and tolerability

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 690-695

  Gentry, Katherine R ^a,b   McGinn, Kathleen L ^a,b   Kundu, Anjana ^a,b   Lynn, Anne M ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; infants; intravenous agents; neonatal intensive care unit; pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING DISORDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALGESICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84861834993     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03743.x     Document Type: Article

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