Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5843
Country	China

Received	2013-09-28 15:24
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-29 13:36
To Make the First Decision	2013-11-12 20:58
Return for Revision	2013-11-15 15:34
Revised	2013-11-25 22:06
Second Decision	2013-12-13 14:01
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Effectiveness of acupuncture to treat irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Guan-Qun Chao and Shuo Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Youth Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China 81202828 Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China LY12H03013 Academic Climbing Project of the Youth Discipline Leader of Universities in Zhejiang Province pd2013209
Corresponding Author	Shuo Zhang, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, No. 54, Youdian Road, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China. zhangshuo@medmail.com.cn
Key Words	Irritable bowel syndrome; Functional gastrointestinal disorder; Acupuncture; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not life-threatening, but leads to significant impairment of health-related quality of life. There is still no universally accepted satisfactory treatment for IBS. Nowadays, acupuncture is increasingly popular in patients with various diseases. Several studies showed an improvement in quality of life in IBS patients after acupuncture, but other studies showed no improvement. We performed a meta-analysis to establish the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture for IBS.
Publish Date	2014-03-12 11:24
Citation	Chao GQ, Zhang S. Effectiveness of acupuncture to treat irritable bowel syndrome: A meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(7): 1871-1877
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i7/1871.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i7.1871

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