Dr. Miriam Lee: A heroine for the start of acupuncture as a profession in the State of California

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-186

  Fan, Arthur Yin ^a   Fan, Ziyi ^a  

^a McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; California; Dr. Miriam Lee; History of medicine; United States

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

ACUPUNCTURE; CALIFORNIA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 84901389330     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(14)60016-9     Document Type: Article

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