The drive for legitimation in Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Australia: Successes and dilemmas

Complementary Health Practice Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Baer, Hans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Australia; Chinese medicine; Legitimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349083159     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: 15523845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533210107302933     Document Type: Article

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