Reflections on the past and future of integrative medicine from a lifelong student of the integration of Chinese and Western medicine

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-5

  Eisenberg, David ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952561788     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0622-5     Document Type: Editorial

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