Nevada: The first state that fully legalized acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the Unites States: In memory of Arthur Steinberg, Yee Kung Lok and Jim Joyce who made it happen

Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 72-79

  Fan, Arthur Yin ^a  

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

Author keywords

acupuncture; Arthur Steinberg; Chinese medicine; history of medicine; Jim Joyce; legislation; Nevada; United States; Yee Kung Lok

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LAW; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MIGRAINE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WESTERN MEDICINE; HISTORY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEVADA;

EID: 85057494918     PISSN: 20954964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(15)60158-3     Document Type: Review

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