ACUPUNCTURE THERAPEUTIC POINTS SUITED TO DISEASES AND DISORDERS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Ryodoraku Medicine
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0913-0977,1884-7595
DOI: 10.17119/ryodoraku1986.31.101