Ear acupuncture for alcohol withdrawal in comparison with aromatherapy: A randomized-controlled trial

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 436-442

  Kunz, Stephanie ^a   Schulz, Michael ^a,b   Lewitzky, Miriam ^a   Driessen, Martin ^a   Rau, Harald ^a  

^a EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bethel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alcoholism; Aroma Therapy; Ear Acupuncture; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; AROMATHERAPY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AROMATHERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAVANDULA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 33846918637     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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