Randomized controlled trial of biofeedback

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1119-

  Chiarioni, Giuseppe ^a   Whitehead, William E ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 35748935256     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.05.027     Document Type: Letter

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