title: Sixty-eight cases of child chronic cough treated by moxibustion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effects of moxibustion for chronic cough in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  68 child cases of chronic cough were treated by moxibustion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  54 cases were cured, 13 cases improved, and one case failed. The cure rate was 79.2%, with a total effective rate of 98.5%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The moxibustion therapy has definite therapeutic effect for children chronic cough.
authors.affiliation: Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Su-mei
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003371:Cough / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009071:Moxibustion; D016896:Treatment Outcome