Acupuncture for depression: First steps toward a clinical evaluation

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1083-1091

  MacPherson, Hugh ^a,b   Thorpe, Lucy ^c   Thomas, Kate ^c   Geddes, David ^d  

^a Found for Traditional Chinese Med   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d Selby and York Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144289804     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.1083     Document Type: Article

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