Exploring practice characteristics and research priorities of practitioners of traditional acupuncture in China and the EU - A survey

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 604-613

  Robinson, Nicola ^a   Lorenc, Ava ^a   Ding, Wei ^b   Jia, Jun ^b   Bovey, Mark ^c   Wang, Xiao Min ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c British Acupuncture Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; China; Clinical trials; Education; Europe; Evidence; Practice; Safety; Survey; Training

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 84862776710     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.052     Document Type: Article

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