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A Case of Shingles Following Auricular Acupuncture

Steven A. Kewish
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2017, 30 (4) 552-555; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.04.170051
Steven A. Kewish
From the Naval Hospital Bremerton, Bremerton, WA.
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