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Complementary Acupuncture Treatment Increases Cerebral Metabolism in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Yong Huang School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Xuemei Jiang School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ying Zhuo TCM Department, Urumchi General Hospital, Urumuchi, China
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Anwu Tang Wei-Lun PET Center, Canton People's Provincial Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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Gustav Wik Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Sandviken Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Pages 1190-1197 | Received 28 Aug 2007, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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