Effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment in neonatal intensive care units: Protocol for a multicentre randomized clinical trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Cerritelli, Francesco ^a,b   Pizzolorusso, Gianfranco ^a,b   Renzetti, Cinzia ^b   D'Incecco, Carmine ^c   Fusilli, Paola ^c   Perri, Paolo Francesco ^d   Tubaldi, Lucia ^d   Barlafante, Gina ^a,b  

^a European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine (EBOM)   (Italy)

^b AIOT Accademia Italiana Osteopatia Tradizionale   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Reg Spirito Santo   (Italy)

^d Macerata Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PREMATURITY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84874952139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002187     Document Type: Article

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