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[Auricle therapy].

Mireia Masip Sales
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Auricle therapy is the method which diagnoses and treats the human body via the external ear. The author describes its simple application as its principal characteristics and contrasts these with the efficiency of its results. Furthermore, the author provides a wide range of therapeutic possibilities.

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Mireia Masip Sales. 2005. [Auricle therapy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15981969/

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