Biofeedback for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Woodward, Sue ^a   Norton, Christine ^a   Chiarelli, Pauline ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DIAZEPAM; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; LAXATIVE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFECATION MEASUREMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NEUROFEEDBACK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIAZEPAM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84907423843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008486.pub2     Document Type: Review

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