A clinical study on infancy patients who had visited Oriental Medicine Hospital

모(某) 한방병원(韓方病院) 소아과(小兒科)에 내원(來院)한 영아기(?兒期) 환아(患兒)에 대한 임상적(臨床的) 고찰(考察)

The Purpose of this study was to investigate infancy patients who had visited Oriental Medicine Hospital, and so to consider a counterplan by oriental medicine. The study was composed of 101 new infancy patients who had visited Dongguk Kyeongju Oriental Medicine Hospital during 1 year from January 2001 to December 2001. The results were as follows : 1. Male children are 65(64.3%), female children are 36(35.6%), male to female ratio is 1.8: 1. 2. In age distribution, 1 month 5.9% ; 2 month 10.9%, 3 month 4.0%, 4 month 11.9%, 5 month 5.9%, 6 month 9.9%, 7 month 10.9%, 8 month 10.9%, 9 month 10.9%, 10 month 14.8%, 11 month 4.0%. 3. According to systematic division of the chief complaint, respiratory diseases are 37.6%, digestive diseases are 25.7%, nervous diseases are 21.8%, urogenital diseases are 1.0%, musculoskeletal diseases are 1.0%, dermatologic diseases are 7.9%, infirmity diseases are 3.0%. 4. In treatment, herb-medication is 86.1%, consultation is 7.9%, acupuncture is 17.8%, moxibution is 2.0%, venesection is 14.8%, aromatherapy is 4.9%, chimsband is 16.8%.