Does electroacupuncture reduce craving for alcohol? A randomized controlled study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-26

  Rampes, H ^a,c   Pereira, S ^a   Mortimer, A ^b   Manoharan, S ^a   Knowles, M ^a  

^a Faringdon Wing ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031009322     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(97)80085-4     Document Type: Article

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