Using acupuncture to treat major depressive disorder: A pilot investigation

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 144-147

  Blitzer, Laura E ^a   Atchison Nevel, Daniel J ^b   Kenny, Maureen C ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NSEV Healing Arts Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 1242343802     PISSN: 14611449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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