Comprehension of the unique characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-244

  Xutian, Stevenson ^a   Cao, Dongyi ^b   Wozniak, Joann ^c   Junion, John ^d   Boisvert, Johanne ^e  

^a Canadian Institute of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research   (Canada)

^b Academy of Chinese Medicine Research of Hebei Province   (China)

^c Psychology Clinic   (United States)

^d AdvanceMed Corporation   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conventional Western Medicine; CWM; Disease Treatment and Prevention; Qi; Review; TCM; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPREHENSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

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

EID: 84858665569     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X12500188     Document Type: Article

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