Western medical acupuncture: A definition

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-35

  White, Adrian ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 68049113171     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2008.000372     Document Type: Article

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