Development and regulation of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-67

  Griffiths, Sian ^a   Chung, Vincent ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HONG KONG; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NOTE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 65349174436     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913908101611     Document Type: Article

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