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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zen Nihon Shinkyu Gakkai zasshi (Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0285-9955,1882-661X
DOI: 10.3777/jjsam.31.393