Integrating traditional medicine with biomedicine towards a patient-centered healthcare system

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-84

  Xu, Hao ^a   Chen, Ke Ji ^b  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^b XIYUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MOXIBUSTION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; STRESS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 79952558248     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0641-2     Document Type: Editorial

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