Acupuncture for Hot Flashes in Patients With Prostate Cancer
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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Hot Flashes in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Urology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0090-4295
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.03.033