*** Lee:a heroine for the start of acupuncture as a profession in the State of California
*** Lee:a heroine for the start of acupuncture as a profession in the State of California作者机构:McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative MedicinePLC.ViennaVirginia 22182USA
出 版 物:《Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (结合医学学报(英文版))
年 卷 期:2014年第12卷第3期
页 面:182-186页
学科分类:1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学]
主 题:acupuncture United States California history of medicine Dr. Miriam Lee
摘 要:1 Introduction The first legal acupuncture center established in the United States (US) of America was on the east coast in Washington, D.C. in 1972[1-4]. However, the most important state in the acupuncture profession is on the west coast - in the state of California, which has the longest Iristory of acupuncture practice[5,6] and the largest number of licensed acupuncturists in the US[7].