Modern western science as a standard for traditional Chinese medicine : A critical appraisal

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-221
Journal / PublicationJournal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Volume31
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2003

Abstract

The Chinese medical integration has been a monostandard integration directed by modern Western medical science. This is inappropriate. A real integrative health care system should be a dual standard system in which traditional medicine is allowed to develop in terms of its own standards.