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Vasomotor symptoms decrease in women with breast cancer randomized to treatment with applied relaxation or electro-acupuncture: a preliminary study

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Pages 243-250 | Received 01 Jun 2004, Accepted 01 Feb 2005, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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