Acupuncture for nocturnal enuresis in children - Wiley Online Library

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Mar 24, 2005 - Objectives: This review identi¢ed reports of acupuncture for childhood nocturnal enuresis, with the aim of ascertaining whether acupuncture is ...
Neurourology and Urodynamics 24:267^272 (2005)

Acupuncture for Nocturnal Enuresis in Children: A Systematic Review and Exploration of Rationale 1

Wendy F. Bower,1* M. Diao,1 J.L. Tang,2,3 and C.K. Yeung1

Department of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 3 Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese Cochrane Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Objectives: This review identi¢ed reports of acupuncture for childhood nocturnal enuresis, with the aim of ascertaining whether acupuncture is e⁄cacious and or better than standard therapy for treating enuresis. Materials and Methods: Studies of children of either gender