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Item No: BK01070
Title: Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, SHANGHAI College of Traditional Medicine
Author: BENSKY Dan & O'CONNOR John
Publisher: California: Eastland Press, 2003
Language: English, Hardcover, 255 x 180mm, 200 illustrations 741pp
ISBN: 0939616009
Book Description
Translated and edited by John O'Connor and Dan Bensky
First published in 1974 by one of China's most prominent schools of medicine, the Shanghai College of Traditional Medicine, this book has become recognized throughout the world as one of the most comprehensive textbooks in the field of acupuncture. The present edition marks the first complete translation in a western language.
The introduction to this work covers each of the main elements of diagnosis and treatment. The main body of text is a modern point reference developed by Shanghai College of TCM. The work is organized by body area. This book was the first English language point reference for TCM acupuncture, a text that made it possible for the field to develop. It is one of the handful of English-language texts to have been given scholarly recognition.
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