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Title Traditional Chinese medicine : professionalization and integration in Hong Kong / edited by Kara Chan and Dong Dong.

Publication Info. Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong, [2019]
©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 212 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Mediated Health Series
Mediated Health Series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Chinese medicine has a rich history that has only been made more complex by its integration with "Western" biomedicine. Legitimization of Chinese medicine in biomedicine-dominated health systems, such as that in Hong Kong, has posed significant issues. This anthology of articles explores relevant social issues related to various Chinese medicine treatments, including acupuncture and medicinal oils, as well as insight into practitioner licensing and public perception. Each chapter tackles a topic related to the complicated process of legitimizing knowledge and power within a specific social and historical context. Written by professors and researchers with extensive knowledge of Chinese medicine, government regulation, and sociology, this collection provides an overview of the challenges and current social context of Chinese medicine that affect students and practitioners of Chinese medicine, health and para-health biomedical professionals, and patients alike. Traditional Chinese Medicine: Professionalization and Integration in Hong Kong is the first book in the Mediated Health Series, which focuses on the effects of media, lifestyle, doctor-patient communication, and the economy on health and aims to help inform medical decisions and enhance the wellbeing of individuals."--Provided by publisher.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Part I: Legitimation and Perception -- 1: Development and Regulation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners in Hong Kong -- 2: Australia and Hong Kong: Comparing Regional Influences on Chinese Medicine Education -- 3: Public Perception of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong -- Part II: Acupuncture as a Focus -- 4: How People Perceive Acupuncture: A Qualitative Study -- 5: How People Perceive Acupuncture: A Quantitative Study
6: Authorization, Rationalization, and Moral Evaluation of Acupuncture by Hong Kong's Newspapers -- Part III: Hybridization and Integration -- 7: Medical Hybridization of Chinese Wind/Rheumatism Oils -- 8: Expert Opinions Concerning Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine -- 9: Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- List of Resources -- About the Contributors -- Index -- Back Cover
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Subject Medicine, Chinese.
Medicine, Chinese.
Acupuncture -- China.
Acupuncture.
China.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Chan, Kara, editor.
Dong, Dong, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Traditional Chinese medicine. Kowloon, Hong Kong : City University of Hong Kong, [2019] 9629373793 (OCoLC)1057785034
ISBN 9789629375430 (electronic book)
9629375435 (electronic book)
9629373793
9789629373795