Traditional chinese medicine for gynaecological diseases

Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-20

  Danforn Lim, Chi Eung ^a,b   Liu, Jianping ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 80051527124     PISSN: 13263390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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