Heart Qi and the Heart of Healing: Qigong for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiac Disease

Complementary and Integrative Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 182-203

  Hole, Linda C Nadia ^a,b  

^a American Academy of Pain Management   (United States)

^b Traditional Chinese Medical College of Hawaii   (United States)

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EID: 22044456203     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03002-1.50014-8     Document Type: Chapter

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