Moxibustion for cephalic version: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

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Moxibustion for cephalic version: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

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Abstract Background Moxibustion (a type of Chinese medicine which involves burning a herb close to the skin) has been used to correct a breech presentation. Evidence of effectiveness and safety from systematic reviews is encouraging although significant heterogeneity has been found among trials. We assessed the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of moxibustion plus usual care compared with usual care to promote cephalic version in women with a breech presentation, and exa...

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2011-09-01

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Bisits Andrew / Dahlen Hannah / Smith Caroline A / Do Carole K / Schmied Virginia

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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/81

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breech / moxibustion / randomised controlled trial / feasibility / Other systems of medicine

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