A Case Report of facial wrinkles and folds improved by using the Thread Embedding Acupuncture (TEA)
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Yun, Young-Hee
(Chung-Yeon Medical Institute)
Leem, Jung-Tae (Dongshin Korean Medicine Hospital) Ahn, Jin-Hyang (Charmjin Korean Medicine Clinic) Lee, Jin-Hyuk (Charmjin Korean Medicine Clinic) Choi, Ye-Yong (Chung-Yeon Medical Institute) Shin, Jeong-Min (Charmjin Korean Medicine Clinic) |
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