Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation improves oppilative symptoms and increases colonic transit in patients with slow transit constipation

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 947-950

  Shi, Ning ^a   Liu, Shi ^b   Xie, Xiao Ping ^b   Hou, Xiao Hua ^b  

^a BINZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colonic transit; Constipation; Transculaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; X RAY;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; COLON; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954928478     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.14.004     Document Type: Article

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