Acupuncture for alcohol dependence: A systematic review

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1305-1313

  Cho, Seung Hun ^a   Whang, Wei Wan ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alcohol Dependence; Randomized Controlled Trials; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALCOHOLISM; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 68149139547     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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