Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2015, Article ID 970327, 2 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/970327
Letter to the Editor
A Good Policy for Guaranteed Safe Practice of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Usage of Disposable Cupping Cups
1Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center, Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Republic of Korea
2Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-872, Republic of Korea
Received 20 October 2014; Accepted 14 April 2015
Academic Editor: Olumayokun A. Olajide
Copyright © 2015 Tae-Hun Kim and Jung Won Kang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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