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West meets east—Observations on integrative medicine in rheumatology from the USA

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Schumacher, H.R. West meets east—Observations on integrative medicine in rheumatology from the USA. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 14, 165–166 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-008-0165-6

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