Electroacupuncture in Reduction of Discomfort Associated with Barostat-Induced Rectal Distension-A Randomized Controlled Study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 660-666

  Leung, Wing Wa ^a   Jones, Alice Y M ^a   Ng, Simon S M ^b   Wong, Cherry Y N ^b   Lee, Janet F Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Barostat; Colonoscopy; Electroacupuncture; Rectal discomfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953074529     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1446-5     Document Type: Article

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