Acupuncture in the 1990s: A Review for the Primary Care Physician

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-240

  Peterson, Judith R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1842454690     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.5.4.237     Document Type: Article

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