[A brief account on the characteristics of confluence of Chinese and Western medicine in medical affairs of modern Shanxi].
Shanxi is one of the most active provinces in China for its research on modern traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), especially on medical practice of confluence of Chinese and Western medicine, where many distinguishing features exist and are deserved to study. This paper gave a brief account on the characteristics of confluence of Chinese and Western medicine in medical affairs of modern Shanxi from the following 5 aspects: the policy and situation of confluence of Chinese and Western medicine; the Promoting Research Committee of Shanxi TCM for promoting TCM; Shanxi Teaching Institute of Medicine where some courses about confluence of Chinese and Western medicine are taught; Medical Magazine for the confluence of Chinese and Western medicine; famous medical workers of confluence of Chinese and Western medicine in Shanxi.
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Department of Medical History, Shanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024.
D002681:China; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D019366:Western World / Q000266:history*