Tibetan medicine: A unique heritage of person-centered medicine

EPMA Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 385-389

  Roberti di Sarsina, Paolo ^a,b,c,d   Ottaviani, Luigi ^e   Mella, Joey ^f  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Charity Association for Person Centred Medicine   (Italy)

^d International Shang Shung Institute for Tibetan Studies ^*  (Italy)

^e International Shang Shung Institute for Tibetan Studies   (Italy)

^f Shang Shung Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu; Individualized treatment; Predictive diagnosis; Sowa Rigpa; Targeted prevention; Tibetan medicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIBETAN MEDICINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84855281666     PISSN: 18785077     EISSN: 18785085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13167-011-0130-x     Document Type: Review

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