Acupucture in the treatment of scoliosis - A single blind controlled pilot study

Scoliosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Weiss, Hans Rudolf ^a   Bohr, Silvia ^a   Jahnke, Anja ^a   Pleines, Sandra ^a  

^a Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre   (Germany)

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EID: 40749136276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-3-4     Document Type: Article

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