Incorporating Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation in Randomized Trials: Methodological Issues (Cochrane CAM Field Invited Commentary)
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عنوان ژورنال: Integrative Medicine Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-4220
DOI: 10.1016/j.imr.2015.04.230