A Case Report on a Phantom Limb Pain Patient after Below Knee Amputation using Korean Medicine Treatment
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Seo, Hung-bum
(Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Bae, Go-eun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Choi, Jin-yong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Seo, Hee-jeong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Shim, So-hyun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Han, Chang-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Kim, So-yeon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Choi, Jun-yong (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Park, Seong-ha (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Yun, Young-ju (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Hong, Jin-woo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Kwon, Jung-nam (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, In (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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