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Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure for smoking cessation and its effects on tobacco dependence and smoking behavior among Hong Kong smokers: a multicenter pilot clinical study

Abstract Background Acupuncture combined with auricular acupressure has been used as a complementary and alternative treatment for smoking cessation in Hong Kong for over 10 years. This study aimed to investigate the success rates of smoking cessation posttreatment, and to evaluate treatment effects...

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Main Authors:	Lai Fun Ho (Author), Wai Kwan Ho (Author), Ling Ling Wong (Author), Sze Wan Chiu (Author), Shuk Yu Tang (Author), Chun Ming Wong (Author), Kin San Chan (Author), Chi Lan Lam (Author), Min Chen (Author), Kam Leung Chan (Author), Guohua Lin (Author), Bacon Fung-Leung Ng (Author), Zhi Xiu Lin (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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