The Effect of Acupuncture on Relieving Pain after Inguinal Surgeries |
Taghavi, Rahim
(Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
Tabasi, Kamyar Tavakoli (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Mogharabian, Nasser (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Asadpour, Akram (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Golchian, Amir (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Mohamadi, Shabnam (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) Kabiri, Azade Ataran (Department of Urology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) |
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