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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for functional constipation: a randomised, sham-controlled pilot trial

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of functional constipation (FC) is 3–27%, and FC has been reported to cause discomfort in daily life and various complications. The treatment for FC depends on laxatives, and thus, effective and non-toxic alternative treatments are needed. METHODS: We conducted a randomise...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hye-Yoon, Kwon, Oh-Jin, Kim, Jung-Eun, Kim, Mikyeong, Kim, Ae-Ran, Park, Hyo-Ju, Cho, Jung-Hyo, Kim, Joo-Hee, Choi, Sun-Mi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29903020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-018-2243-4