Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013, Article ID 538476, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/538476
Review Article
Appraisal of the Deqi Concept among Contemporary Chinese Acupuncturists
1Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
2European Foundation of TCM, Spain
3Acupuncture Department, Medimar International Hospital, Spain
4School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
5School of Preclinical Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Received 11 April 2013; Revised 4 August 2013; Accepted 19 August 2013
Academic Editor: Cun-Zhi Liu
Copyright © 2013 Sheng Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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