Interpreting conflicting findings from clinical trials of auricular acupuncture for cocaine addiction: Does treatment context influence outcome?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 111-121

  Margolin, Arthur ^a   Avants, S Kelly ^a   Holford, Theodore R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036227561     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555302317371398     Document Type: Article

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