The Transmission of Chinese Medicine

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology Series)

by Elisabeth Hsu

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This is a study of traditional medical education in the People's Republic of China. The author became a disciple of a scholarly private practitioner, a Qigong master; attended courses given by a senior acupuncturist and masseur; and studied with undergraduates at the Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where the standardized knowledge of official Chinese medicine is inculcated. She compares theories and practices of these different Chinese...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521645425

ISBN13:9780521645423

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:308 Pages

Weight:0.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Alternative Medicine Anthropology Chinese Medicine Cultural Education & Reference Education & Training Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Medical Medical Books Medicine Politics & Social Sciences Reference Social Science Social Sciences Special Topics

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