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Review Article| Volume 18, ISSUE 1, P113-122, March 2023

Acupuncture as an Adjunct Treatment to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

  • Samlau Kutana
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    Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Memorial University, 232 Elizabeth Avenue, St John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3X9, Canada
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  • Jun J. Mao
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    Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 321 East 61st, Room 456, New York, NY 10065, USA
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  • Sheila.N. Garland
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    Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Memorial University, 232 Elizabeth Avenue, St John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3X9, Canada.
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    Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Memorial University, 232 Elizabeth Avenue, St John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3X9, Canada

    Discipline of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St John’s, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
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