Efficacy of acupuncture in subpopulations with functional constipation: A protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

<h4>Background</h4> Several systematic reviews have suggested that acupuncture is effective against functional constipation, but it is unknown whether variations in treatment effect across subgroups remain consistent. Our purpose of this study is to explore the heterogeneity of treatment...

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Main Authors: Chao Chen, Jia Liu, Baoyan Liu, Xue Cao, Zhishun Liu, Tianyi Zhao, Xiaoying Lv, Shengnan Guo, Yang Li, Liyun He, Yanke Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9004736/?tool=EBI