A Review on Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on Acupuncture Treatment of Breast Cancer Patients
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Lee, Yoon-Jae
(Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gang-Nam Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine)
Lee, Sung-Yeop (Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gang-Nam Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine) Jung, You-Hwa (Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gang-Nam Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine) Lee, Seung-Yeol (Dept. of Korean Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gang-Nam Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine) Jang, Jun-Bock (Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) Hwang, Deok-Sang (Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) |
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