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Original Article

Regular Sauna Bathing and the Incidence of Common Colds

E. Ernst Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Vienna, Munich, FRG
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E. Pecho Department of Physical Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, FRG
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P. Wirz Department of Physical Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, FRG
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T. Saradeth Department of Physical Medicine, University of Munich, Munich, FRG
Pages 225-227 | Received 05 Sep 1989, Accepted 19 Mar 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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