The effect of reflexology on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity, blood pressure and sinus arrhythmia
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title={The effect of reflexology on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity, blood pressure and sinus arrhythmia},
author={Bsm Frankel},
journal={Complementary Therapies in Medicine},
year={1997},
volume={5},
pages={80-84},
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