Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

East Asian Traditional Medicine

Medical practice or discipline that is based on the knowledge, cultures, and beliefs of the people in EAST ASIA.

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Abstract

Medical practice or discipline that is based on the knowledge, cultures, and beliefs of the people in EAST ASIA.

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Synonyms

28 entry terms
  • Medicine, East Asian Traditional
  • Medicine, Oriental Traditional
  • Medicine, Traditional, East Asia
  • Oriental Medicine, Traditional
  • Oriental Traditional Medicine
  • Traditional East Asian Medicine
  • Traditional Far Eastern Medicine
  • Traditional Medicine, East Asia
  • Traditional Medicine, Oriental
  • Medicine, Traditional Oriental
  • Traditional Oriental Medicine
  • Traditional Oriental Medicines
  • East Asian Medicine
  • Medicine, East Asia
  • Medicine, Far East
  • Medicine, Oriental
  • Oriental Medicine
  • Asia Medicines, East
  • East Asia Medicine
  • East Asia Medicines
  • East Asian Medicines
  • East Medicine, Far
  • East Medicines, Far
  • Far East Medicine
  • Far East Medicines
  • Medicine, East Asian
  • Medicines, East Asia
  • Medicines, Far East

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, economics, history, instrumentation, methods, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

add country but note specifics are available; do not use for "medicine in East Asian Countries" (= MEDICINE + country); taking of pulse in traditional East Asian medicine = TRADITIONAL PULSE DIAGNOSIS

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History Note

2009 (1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. East Asian Traditional Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008518. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008518
  2. East Asian Traditional Medicine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Asian_medicine
  3. East Asian Traditional Medicine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3439913