Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Low Back Pain and Headache in Nurses
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Park, Eun-Mee
(Inha University Hospital)
Jo, Ga-Won (Inha University Hospital) Sim, Sug-Hee (Inha University Hospital) Choi, Jong-Min (Department of Nursing, Inha University) Lee, Eun-Jin (Department of Nursing, Inha University) |
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