Current status of research on complementary and alternative medicine in the United States: In comparison with that on traditional Chinese medicine in China

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 551-554

  Fu, Jun Ying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Research; Traditional medicine, Chinese; United States

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDITORIAL; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CHINA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46049091761     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080601     Document Type: Editorial

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