Traditional Medicine in China Today: Implications for Indigenous Health Systems in a Modern World

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1082-1084

  Burke, Adam ^a   Wong, Yim Yu ^a   Clayson, Zoe ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0042744760     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.7.1082     Document Type: Article

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