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Electroacupuncture Combined with Chinese Medicine Ironing Therapy for Functional Constipation
Published on: July 5, 2024
Correction: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome 2020
Shin Fukudo1,2, Toshikatsu Okumura3, Masahiko Inamori3
1Guidelines Committee for Creating and Evaluating the "Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome", The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, 6F Shimbashi I-MARK Building, 2-6-2 Shimbashi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 105-0004, Japan. sfukudo@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
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