Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Acupuncture on Neck Stiffness.
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عنوان ژورنال: Zen Nihon Shinkyu Gakkai zasshi (Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1882-661X,0285-9955
DOI: 10.3777/jjsam.47.173