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Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
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The acupuncture wars: The professionalizing of American acupuncture-a view from Massachusetts

Linda L. Barnes Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
Pages 261-301 | Published online: 26 Oct 2010

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