Indigenous Chinese healing: Theories and methods

Handbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healing

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 191-212

  Lei, Ting ^a   Askeroth, Cecilia ^b   Lee, Ching Tse ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 43249086865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610416-22     Document Type: Chapter

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