Review of the Acupuncture Randomized Trials(ART) and the Acupuncture in Routine Care(ARC): the Acupuncture Trials in Germany
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Han, Kuk In
(Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
Yoon, Ju Yeon (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) Jeong, Jin Su (Department of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) Lee, Seung Ho (Department of Herbal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) Jang, In Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) |
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