The revival of a tradition of Chinese medicine in a reclaimed chinese territory

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 687-701

  Wong, Jenny ^a   Woo, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Political transition; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR THERAPY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POLITICS; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; POLITICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 24944492813     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003399     Document Type: Review

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