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The Efficacy of Auriculotherapy for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Deborah J. Fritz, Robert M. Carney, Brian Steinmeyer, Gary Ditson, Nina Hill and Joyce Zee-Cheng
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2013, 26 (1) 61-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.01.120157

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