Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Hypertension

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-19

  Warner, Mary Grace ^a  

^a Intergrative Cardiology   (United States)

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EID: 84993707664     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153321010000600103     Document Type: Article

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