title: [Textual research on the numbers of acupuncture-moxibustion books in the Republican period].
abstract: Based on the materials in the General Catalogue of Ancient Books of Traditional Chinese Medicine, together with the sources from other relevant tool books, investigation is made on the total number of the acu-moxibustion books appeared in the Republican period. It has been found that the medical works collected in the said General Catalogue is not in line with its own principles for collection. It is stressed that the exact time span for the collection is 1912-1949. A book appeared in a collections or serial book shouldn't be counted as a separate book, so as to avoid the double counting for the same book. Translated works and those by foreign authors should be excluded. As a result of the above rules, the total number of acu-moxibustion book of this period should be 201.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Juan
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gang