Estranged bodies, simulated harmony, and misplaced cultures: Neurasthenia in contemporary Chinese society

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 448-457

  Lee, Sing ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Neurasthenia; Shenjing shuairuo; Sociosomatics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MORALITY; NEURASTHENIA; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031902250     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199807000-00010     Document Type: Article

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