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Research Article

Cupping for Hypertension: A Systematic Review

Myeong Soo Lee Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Tae-Young Choi Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Byung-Cheul Shin Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea
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Jong-In Kim Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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Sang-Soo Nam Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Pages 423-425 | Received 15 Sep 2009, Accepted 14 Oct 2009, Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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