Auricular Acupuncture, Education, and Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial
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Auricular acupuncture, education, and smoking cessation: a randomized, sham-controlled trial.
OBJECTIVES This study examined the effect of acupuncture alone and in combination with education on smoking cessation and cigarette consumption. METHODS We prospectively studied 141 adults in a quasi-factorial design using acupuncture, sham acupuncture, and education. RESULTS All groups showed significant reductions in smoking and posttreatment cigarette consumption, with the combined acupu...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.92.10.1642