Treating drug using prison inmates with auricular acupuncture: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-102

  Berman, Anne H ^a   Lundberg, Ulf ^a   Krook, Aud L ^b   Gyllenhammar, Carl ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ctr for Medication Assisted Rehab   (Norway)

^c Ctr for Medication Assisted Rehab ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Auricular acupuncture; Discomfort; Drug abuse treatment; Prisons; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGHT SLEEP; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642545075     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(03)00162-4     Document Type: Article

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