Auricular Acupuncture for Exam Anxiety in Medical Students—A Randomized Crossover Investigation
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Auricular Acupuncture for Exam Anxiety in Medical Students—A Randomized Crossover Investigation
Auricular acupuncture (AA) is effective in the treatment of preoperative anxiety. The aim was to investigate whether AA can reduce exam anxiety as compared to placebo and no intervention. Forty-four medical students were randomized to receive AA, placebo, or no intervention in a crossover manner and subsequently completed three comparable oral anatomy exams with an interval of 1 month between t...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168338