Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in preterm and term infants

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Raith, Wolfgang ^a   Urlesberger, Berndt ^a   Schmölzer, Georg M ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BREAST MILK; BREATHING RATE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CRYING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MASTITIS; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84880914077     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/739414     Document Type: Review

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