Acupuncture for hypertension: a tale of two trials. From the perspective of the anthropologist--Volker Scheid, London, UK

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Volker Scheid. Forsch Komplementmed. 2007 Dec.

. 2007 Dec;14(6):371, 374-5.

¹ School of Integrated Health, University of Westminster, London, UK. V.G.Scheid@westminster.ac.uk

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