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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4886-4895
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4886
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4886
Systematic review of Chinese herbal medicine for functional constipation
Chung-Wah Cheng, Zhao-Xiang Bian, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
Tai-Xiang Wu, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Cheng CW and Bian ZX made contributions to the study design, data analysis and interpretation, and writing the manuscript; Wu TX provided critical comments for amendments of the manuscript prior to publication.
Supported by Health and Health Services Research Fund of Hong Kong Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, No. 05060161
Correspondence to: Zhao-Xiang Bian, PhD, Associate Professor, Director, Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. bzxiang@hkbu.edu.hk
Telephone: +852-34112905 Fax: +852-34112929
Received: June 19, 2009
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
Revised: August 13, 2009
Accepted: August 20, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
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