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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2013; 19(3): 381-388
Published online Jan 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.381
Published online Jan 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.381
Acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces discomfort associated with barostat-induced rectal distension: A randomized-controlled study
Wing-Wa Leung, Alice YM Jones, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, China
Alice YM Jones, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Simon SM Ng, Cherry YN Wong, Janet FY Lee, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong 999077, China
Author contributions: Leung WW, Jones AYM and Ng SSM designed research; Leung WW contributed to sample recruitment and explanation of procedures to subjects; Wong CYN contributed to data collection and analytic procedure in laboratory; Lee JFY analyzed data; and Leung WW, Jones AYM and Ng SSM wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Wing-Wa Leung, MSc, PT, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, China. leungww@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
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Received: May 29, 2012
Revised: September 5, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: January 21, 2013
Revised: September 5, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: January 21, 2013
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