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EFFECTS OF QIGONG ON BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER LIPID LEVELS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS

MYUNG SUK LEE Department of Nursing, Mokpo Catholic University, Mokpo, Korea
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MYEONG SOO LEE Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science; and Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University Iksan Korea
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HYE-JUNG KIM Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science; and Department of Family Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
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EUY-SOON CHOI College of Nursing, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea
Pages 777-786 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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