Towards a science of touch, part I

Towards a science of touch, part I

This paper is about a pre-modern 'science of touch' - Chinese pulse diagnostics - which was the aspect of Chinese medicine most admired by physicians in early modern Europe. The paper first provides some historical information on Chinese pulse diagnostics in Europe and then details how it...

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Autore principale:	Hsu, E
Natura:	Journal article
Lingua:	English
Pubblicazione:	Carfax Publishing 2000
Soggetti:	Anthropology Medical anthropology Chinese studies History of medicine

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