Acupuncture for substance abuse treatment in the downtown eastside of Vancouver

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 285-295

  Janssen, Patricia A ^a,b,e   Demorest, Louise C ^c   Whynot, Elizabeth M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Community Health and Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences   (Canada)

^c Riverside Therapists   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Addiction; Alcohol; Cocaine; Complementary therapy; Harm reduction; Heroin; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SWEATING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHARITIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 24044446447     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti054     Document Type: Article

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