Health Care and Traditional Medicine in China, 1800-1982
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0710094256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
John A. Jewell said Traditional medicine. This book , written in the early 1980s, traces the historical origins of western and traditional medicine in China. It discusses the interesting experiments to integrate the two medical traditions.The book has recently been republished and much of the text remains as rele
First published in 1983.Beginning with the period of the early expansion of Western missionary medicine, this account covers the chaotic years of Nationalist rule to the foundations of the People's Republic in 1949. An outline of the theory of Chinese traditional medicine, together with detailed accounts of acupuncture and plant drugs are also discussed, as are specific features of the health care system, such as population control, medical education, nutrition and psychiatry.. It trances the major influences on health care since then