The experience of acupuncture for treatment of substance dependence

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-272

  Bernstein, Kunsook Song ^a,b  

^a Borough of Manhattan Community College   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Healing; Phenomenology; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034458109     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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