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KMID : 0363420100240010036
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2010 Volume.24 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.45
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A Study for Satisfaction and Expectation of Effect on the Growth of Children Treated with Herbal Medicine
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Park Eun-Seong
Kim Duk-Gon
Lee Jin-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of herbal medicine in children’s growth and to report the children’s expectation.
Methods: 171 children visited the department of Pediatrics, Kyung-Hee Oriental Medical Hospital from June 2009 to December 2009 were studied. They were treated more than 6 months and they visited our clinic more than 3 times. Every time when patients visited our hospital, their height, body weight and obesity degree was examined using DS-102(dszenix, Seoul). Also, height percentile of first and the last visit was measured, and those were compared by the Growth Statistics Curve made by the Korean Association of Pediatrics, 2007.
Results and Conclusions: The mean growth of total children increased by 4.42 percent; the increased percent for boys was 4.17 and that of girls was 5.00. Herbal medical treatment helped growth in children who took medicine for growth retardation problem. Plus, majority of parents who visited the department of Pediatrics, Oriental Medical Hospital satisfied with the service and their children’s height. Although thinking genetic factor is important for their height, but they think that herbal medical treatment help the growth with changing eating habit.
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KEYWORD
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Growth of children, Herbal medical treatment, Growth Retardation of children
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