Integrating Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine in GP surgeries and the community: A review of two pilot schemes

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 220-225

  Au, Shun ^a   Hiew, Stephen ^b  

^a Whole Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b London Welbeck Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holistic medicine; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; REGIONALIZATION; SKIN DISEASE; SURGICAL WARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0036938939     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400212200408     Document Type: Article

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