Research ArticleOriginal Research

Acupuncture for Hot Flashes: Decision Making by Breast Cancer Survivors

Jun J. Mao, Rana Leed, Marjorie A. Bowman, Krupali Desai, Manuel Bramble, Katrina Armstrong and Frances Barg
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2012, 25 (3) 323-332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110165

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