Hypnotherapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 45-48

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ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLON MOTILITY; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; EMOTIONALITY; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 20444436822     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2005.43645     Document Type: Article

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