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Medicine in China: A history of ideas.

UNSCHULD, Paul Ulrich (1943 – ) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985 CE.

The first comprehensive and analytical history of therapeutic concepts and practices in China, encompassing all aspects of Chinese medicine over 3500 years. Approximately one third of the work consists of primary texts in translation. 25th anniversary edition with new long, annotated preface, issued by same publishers in 2010.

Browse Tags

Traditional & Indigenous
Asia & Pacific
General Clinical Medicine

Thematic Classifications

Chinese Medicine › History of Chinese Medicine COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › China, People's Republic of

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#6495.4
Permanent Link	https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/8014
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	medicine-in-china-a-history-of-ideas

Geographic Context

Publication place: Berkeley, CA