The effectiveness of moxibustion for the treatment of functional constipation: A randomized, sham-controlled, patient blinded, pilot clinical trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Park, Ji Eun ^a   Sul, Jae Uk ^a,b   Kang, Kyungwon ^a   Shin, Byung Cheul ^b   Hong, Kwon Eui ^c   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455188339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-124     Document Type: Article

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