Auricular acupuncture for insomnia: A systematic review

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1744-1752

  Lee, M S ^a,b   Shin, B C ^c   Suen, L K P ^d   Park, T Y ^e   Ernst, E ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^e Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ESTAZOLAM; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; COORDINATION DISORDER; DATA BASE; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADISH; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEED; SEMEN VACCARIAE; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEAKNESS; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54049103609     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01876.x     Document Type: Review

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