Ear acupressure for smoking cessation: A randomised controlled trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Anthony L ^a   Di, Yuan Ming ^a   Worsnop, Christopher ^b   May, Brian H ^a   Da Costa, Cliff ^a   Xue, Charlie C L ^a,c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; VARENICLINE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EAR; FAGERSTROM TEST FOR NICOTINE DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84885580606     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/637073     Document Type: Article

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