Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Chronic Constipation

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Xinjun ^a,b   Yin, Jieyun ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA; LAXATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FIG; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 84929649143     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/396396     Document Type: Review

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