Acupuncture and irritable bowel syndrome: A population-based epidemiological and clinical study

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Liu, Hui rong ^a   Xie, Jian qun ^a   Wu, Huan gan ^a   Wang, Xiao long ^a   Zhao, Chen ^a   Hua, Xue gui ^a   Zhou, Shuang ^a   Ma, Xiao peng ^a   Tan, Lin ying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture moxibustion Therapy; Epidemiology; Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951906219     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-010-0070-3     Document Type: Article

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