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Purpose : To determine the effects of massage therapy on growth, development, hormones, immune
function, hepatic function, hematopoietic function and sleep pattern of preterm infants.
Methods : Thirty-one preterm infants of less than 35 weeks gestational age, who were admitted
to Eulji Medical College Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit between August 1998 and May
1999, and were in the state without mechanical ventilation or... |