Efficacy of a herbal preparation in patients with functional dyspepsia: A meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized, clinical trials

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Gundermann, Karl Josef ^a   Godehardt, Erhard ^b   Ulbrich, Marianne ^c  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Functional dyspepsia; Gastrointestinal symptom score; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IBERIS AMARA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037654551     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850118     Document Type: Article

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