Hong Kong's Eastern and Western medical history

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 458-463

  Solomon, Tom ^a,b  

^a Centre for Tropical Diseases Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HONG KONG; SHORT SURVEY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLAGUE; PORTRAITS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030792403     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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