Role of acupuncture in the treatment of insomnia: A comprehensive review

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-193

  Kalavapalli, Ramprasad ^a   Singareddy, Ravi ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Insomnia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447099201     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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