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Article: Contemporary Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.(Book review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Chinese Medicine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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CONTEMPORARY CHINESE MEDICINE & ACUPUNCTURE by Claire Monod Cassidy (Ed) Churchill Livingstone, softback, 434 pages, 36.95 [pounds sterling]
Imagine that you wanted to inform another health care professional (a doctor, another complementary therapist, a hospital administrator), or a committed and enthusiastic patient, about Chinese medicine. There might be a great deal you would like them to know: the history of the medicine, its theoretical constructs, what it comprises, how it is practised, its range of application, its effectiveness across a wide range of conditions. You would want to do justice to the beauty and singularity of this unique medical tradition, ...