Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic constipation: A systematic review

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 717-742

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Chon, Tony Y ^b   Liu, Baoyan ^a   Do, Alexander ^b   Li, Guangxi ^a   Bauer, Brent ^b   Wang, Linpeng ^c   Liu, Zhishun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic Constipation; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Systematic Review; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINA; CLEVELAND CLINIC SCORE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881160713     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500493     Document Type: Review

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