Acupuncture for menopausal vasomotor symptoms: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Erratum to: Acupuncture for menopausal vasomotor symptoms: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Author details Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley St, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia. Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia. School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, O...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-224