Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2011, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (6): 611-618.doi: 10.3736/jcim20110606
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Ali Reza Ebrahimzadeh Bideskan1, Mahmoud Hosseini2,3(
), Toktam Mohammadpour3, Reza Karami2,3, Mehdi Khodamoradi1, Habibollah Nemati Karimooy2, Hassan Alavi4
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