Neurology in the People's Republic of China - An update

European Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 320-324

  Wang, Xiao Ping ^a   Zhang, Wei Feng ^a   Huang, Hsuan Ying ^b   Preter, Maurice ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

China; History of neurology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAINING; WILSON DISEASE;

CHINA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 78149327212     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321648     Document Type: Article

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