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EFFECTS OF AROMATHERAPY MASSAGE ON BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID PROFILE IN KOREAN CLIMACTERIC WOMEN

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Pages 1281-1287 | Received 17 May 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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