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QI-TRAINING (QIGONG) ENHANCED IMMUNE FUNCTIONS: WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING MECHANISM?

MYEONG SOO LEE Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea
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MO KYUNG KIM Department of Physical Education and Tricology, Graduate School, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Republic of Korea
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HOON RYU Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 1099-1104 | Received 21 Oct 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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