Integrative holistic approaches for children, adolescents, and young adults with sickle cell disease: A single center experience
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عنوان ژورنال: Complementary Therapies in Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0965-2299
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102680