Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture and related techniques are promoted as a treatment for smoking cessation in the belief that they may reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this review are to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture and the related interventions of acupressure, laser therapy and electrostimulation in smoking cessation, in comparison with no intervention, sham treatment, or other interventions. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Gr...

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Authors: White, A; Rampes, H; Liu, J; Stead, L; Campbell, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Issue: 1
• Pages: CD000009
• Publication date: 2011-01-19
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000009.pub3
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• ISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Laser Therapy; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Acupuncture Therapy; Acupressure