Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1951-1954 , November 2006

Sedative effect of acupuncture during cataract surgery: Prospective randomized double-blind study

,Accepted 19 June 2006.

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 No author has a proprietary or financial interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01047-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.027

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1951-1954 , November 2006

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