Auricular acupressure for smoking cessation: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-271

  Wing, Yun Kwok ^a   Lee, Anna ^a   Wong, Eliza L Y ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^b   Zhang, Lang ^b   Pang, Ellie S Y ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture; Randomized Controlled Trial; Smoking Cessation

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARBON MONOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MOUTH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 78650935356     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2010.0763     Document Type: Article

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