The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)

The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics (대한한방소아과학회)
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Clinical trial study for failure to thrive in recent journals of Traditional Chinese Medicine

성장 장애에 관한 임상 연구의 최근 동향 -최근 중의 잡지를 중심으로-

  • Lee, Ji-Young (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Jeong, Min-Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Myuoung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Yu, Sun-Ae (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University Clinical Research Center of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
  • 이지영 (동의대학교 임상연구센터) ;
  • 정민정 (동의대학교 임상연구센터) ;
  • 최지명 (동의대학교 임상연구센터) ;
  • 유선애 (동의대학교 임상연구센터) ;
  • 이승연 (동의대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment of failure to thrive in current Traditional Chinese Medical Journals. Methods : To figure out the failure to thrive, Chinese Medical Journals from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) which was published in 1994 to 2005 were analyzed. 矮(小)-whae(so) was searched. Results : Eleven articles were selected. 5 of them were used herbal medicine, and were showed that the total improvement rate was higher than 70% in failure to thrive. 2 of them were used acupuncture, and the last of them were used a therapy of combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with western medicine. Conclusions : The Oriental medical treatments for failure to thrive were presumed to be effective in most articles. But we think that the more studies are needed.

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