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cover image Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine
Volume 29Issue Number 8August 2023
Pages: 455 - 461
PubMed: 37462909

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Published online: 9 August 2023
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Published ahead of print: 18 July 2023

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School of Chinese Medicine, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Research, Northern College of Acupuncture, York, United Kingdom.
New England School of Acupuncture, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

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Address correspondence to: Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, MAcOM, LAc, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Annette Cummings Building, 10 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5880, USA [email protected]

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