Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Cancer Patients 2014
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1 Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany 2Department of Clinical Oncology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 149 Sangil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Republic of Korea 3 Department of Medical Oncology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan 4HanseMerkur Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, House O55, University Clinic Campus, Martinistraße 52, 22303 Hamburg, Germany
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تاریخ انتشار 2014