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Effects of elastomer roller stimulation of facial skin on autonomic nervous activity

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  1. Faculty of Health Promotional Sciences, Tokoha University, 1230 Miyakoda-cho Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Sizuoka, 431-2102, Japan

    Hidetoshi Hoshikawa & Kenta Sawazaki

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The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tokoha University (2017-012H) and has been performed in accordance with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.

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Hoshikawa, H., Sawazaki, K. Effects of elastomer roller stimulation of facial skin on autonomic nervous activity. Clin Auton Res 29, 127–128 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-018-0582-3

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