Doctors practising alternative medicine--the legal considerations.

نویسندگان

  • J Tse
  • W Chang
  • C Yeung
چکیده

In the United Kingdom and the United States, alternatives to western medicine have become increasingly popular in recent years. Likewise, in Hong Kong, ‘alternative medicine’ is gaining popularity, although Hong Kong has always had a major alternative to western medicine in the form of traditional Chinese medicine. Can a physician in Hong Kong incorporate alternative medicine into the practice of western medicine? What are the legal implications of doing so?

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi

دوره 12 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006