A comparison between acupuncture versus zolpidem in the treatment of primary insomnia

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-235

  Tu, Jung Hung ^a   Chung, Wei Ching ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d   Tzeng, Dong Sheng ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Fooyn General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Primary insomnia; PSQI; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ZOLPIDEM;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PRIMARY INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP QUALITY; TAIWAN;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PYRIDINES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866159125     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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