East meets West: current issues relevant to integrating Chinese medicine

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This article describes the challenges that integration of Chinese medicine (CM) and biomedicine are likely to bring for improving safety, research, education, and cross-disciplinary communication. Potential strategies to meet these challenges are suggested, inclu...

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Main Authors: Wong Emily (Author), Gaster Barak (Author), Lee Sum (Author)
Format: Book
Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>This article describes the challenges that integration of Chinese medicine (CM) and biomedicine are likely to bring for improving safety, research, education, and cross-disciplinary communication. Potential strategies to meet these challenges are suggested, including the use of accessible language for the Western biomedical community, and further development of whole-system randomized controlled trials that support individualized treatment approaches.</p>
Item Description:10.1186/1749-8546-7-20
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