Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: A blinded placebo-controlled trial

Forbes, Alastair ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-9843, Jackson, Sue, Walter, Clare, Quraishi, Shafi, Jacyna, Meron and Pitcher, Max (2005) Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: A blinded placebo-controlled trial. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 11 (26). pp. 4040-4044. ISSN 1007-9327

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Abstract

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder and many patients fail to find adequate relief from conventional therapies for their symptoms. This study tests the claim that acupuncture is effective for a majority of these patients.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	acupuncture therapy,adolescent,adult,aged,double-blind method,female,humans,irritable bowel syndrome,male,middle aged,patient selection,quality of life,treatment outcome
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2014 10:44
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2024 16:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49636
DOI:	10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4040

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