Electroacupuncture at ST36 accelerates the recovery of gastrointestinal motility after colorectal surgery: A randomised controlled trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-226

  Zhang, Zhaodi ^a,b   Wang, Changsong ^c   Li, Quanyi ^a   Zhang, Mingyue ^a   Zhao, Haifang ^a   Dong, Linlin ^a   Wang, Guonian ^a   Jin, Yan ^b  

^a Medical University   (China)

^b HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84902272582     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010490     Document Type: Article

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