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Lateral epicondylitis successfully treated with fire needle therapy: A case report

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  1. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Division of Acupuncture and Chinese Traumatology, Taipei, Taiwan, China

    Cheng-nan Lu  (卢政男) & Hsien-Hsueh Elley Chiu  (邱显学)

  2. Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China

    Hsien-Hsueh Elley Chiu  (邱显学)

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Supported by the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Research Project (No. CMRPG890781)

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Lu, Cn., Chiu, HH.E. Lateral epicondylitis successfully treated with fire needle therapy: A case report. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 395–397 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1032-z

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