A Comparative Study of the Literature on Fire Acupuncture (Hwachim) between South and North Korea
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Lim, Su-ran
(Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
Jin, Shi-hui (Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) Kim, Yu-ra (Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) Kim, Youn-Sub (Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) Kim, Song-Yi (Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) |
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