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International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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(6): 66-67, 2010.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-391647
ABSTRACT
Objective To observe effects of auricular-point plaster therapy on children simple obesity.Methods A total of 97 children of simple obesity were treated with auricular-point plaster.Body mass index was measured before and after the treatment.Therapeutic effects and positive changes of auricle were also observed.ResultsBody mass index decreased significantly(P<0.01)after the treatment as compared to the pre-treatment(t=3.142,P<0.01).Positive changes of auricle reduced.Auricular-point plaster showed therapeutic effects on obesity in different extents.Conclusion Auricular-point plaster was effective in treating children with simple obesity.