Effectiveness of acupuncture for early recovery of bowel function in cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2017, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Liu, Yi Hua ^a   Dong, Guang Tong ^a   Ye, Yang ^b   Zheng, Jia Bin ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Lin, Hong Sheng ^a   Wang, Xue Qian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINT; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEFECATION; DRUG USE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FLATULENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE SOUND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 85042324216     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2017/2504021     Document Type: Review

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