TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Burn hazard from cupping--an ancient universal medication still in practice
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Sagi, A.
A1  - Ben-Meir, P.
A1  - Bibi, C.
SP  - 323
EP  - 325
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - The ancient universal medication of cupping is still practised by devoted believers and people who, for various reasons, have lost faith in other more modern modalities of medical treatment. Faulty technique in producing the vacuum in the cups was the aetiology of the burns in several patients. The history, theories and indications for cupping are reviewed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -