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  • 1First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China. zjg525252@163.com

Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi Jiehe Zazhi = Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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