Randomized trial of acupuncture for nicotine withdrawal symptoms

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 2251-2255

  White, Adrian R ^a   Resch, Karl Ludwig ^a,b   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Forsch Inst F Balneol K   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032501063     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.20.2251     Document Type: Article

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