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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Influence and Effect of Acupoint Application of Chinese Medicine on Height and Bone Age of Children with Short Stature.

Weiqun Wang, Hong Sun, Yushuang Ye, Zhengyang Shao, Yuping Xiao

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Weiqun WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
Hong SunDepartment of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
Yushuang YeDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou Shangcheng District Caihe Street Community Health Service Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310020, China.
Zhengyang ShaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
Yuping XiaoDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-0645
Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) · CNCommunity Health Center · USSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the effect of acupoint application of Chinese medicine on children's height and bone age.

methodsAltogether, 120 children with a short stature treated in our hospital from September 2017 to September 2018 were divided into the control group (CG,

resultsCompared with the CG, the curative effect on the OG was evidently improved (

conclusionAcupoint application of Chinese medicine has effect on the height and bone age of children with short stature, which is worthy of clinical promotion. In addition, early treatment should be carried out to improve the clinical efficacy of children.

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