Electroacupuncture analgesia for colonoscopy: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 312-316

  Fanti, Lorella ^a,b   Gemma, Marco ^a   Passaretti, Sandro ^a   Guslandi, Mario ^a   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^a   Casati, Andrea ^a   Torri, Giorgio ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037280274     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05899-9     Document Type: Article

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