The biological in the cultural: the five agents and the body ecologic in Chinese medicine

The biological in the cultural: the five agents and the body ecologic in Chinese medicine

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hsu, E
Other Authors:	Parkin, D
Format:	Book section
Language:	English
Published:	Berghahn Books 2007
Subjects:	Medical anthropology Anthropology

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