Acupuncture treatment in gastrointestinal diseases: A systematic review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 3417-3424

  Schneider, Antonius ^a   Streitberger, Konrad ^a   Joos, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Gastrointestinal disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CISAPRIDE; DOMPERIDONE; PAPAVERINE; PLACEBO; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DYSPEPSIA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENTERITIS; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STOMACH CARCINOMA; STOMACH PARESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 34547490210     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3417     Document Type: Review

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