Needling Therapies in the Outpatient Care: Adverse Effects

  1. Llamas Ramos, Inés 1
  2. Llamas Ramos, Rocío 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

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Libro:
Ultimate Guide to Outpatient Care

ISBN: 9781839687624 9781839687631

Año de publicación: 2020

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.94774 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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