Acupuncture: A paradigm of worldwide cross-cultural communication

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-165

  Xu, Hao ^a   Chen, Ke Ji ^b  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^b XIYUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79952558741     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0661-y     Document Type: Editorial

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