Acupuncture in ancient China: How important was it really?

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-53

  Lehmann, Hanjo ^a  

^a Deutsches Institut fur TCM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Acupuncture moxibustion science; History of medicine; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ARTICLE; CHINA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOXIBUSTION; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 84873831608     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jintegrmed2013008     Document Type: Article

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