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The practice of Chinese medicine in Taiwan

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  • Chi, Chunhuei
  • Lee, Jwo-Leun
  • Lai, Jim-Shoung
  • Chen, Chiu-Yin
  • Chang, Shu-Kuei
  • Chen, Shih-Chien

Abstract

This paper examines the practice of Chinese medicine in Taiwan. Using a national sample survey of Chinese medicine physicians, supplemented by another national survey of Chinese medicine hospitals and government records, the authors study the education and training background of Chinese medicine physicians, their mode of practice, their productivity measured by patient visits, and the practice characteristics of Chinese medicine hospitals. Moreover, the authors investigate the relationship between the resource input, the public health insurance contract, and the number of patient visits Chinese medicine physicians provided. Results of this study are used to make several recommendations on the appropriate way of integrating the practice of Chinese medicine into the modern health care system. Many of these recommendations may also be applicable to other countries that are contemplating integrating traditional or alternative medicine into their health care systems.

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  • Chi, Chunhuei & Lee, Jwo-Leun & Lai, Jim-Shoung & Chen, Chiu-Yin & Chang, Shu-Kuei & Chen, Shih-Chien, 1996. "The practice of Chinese medicine in Taiwan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 43(9), pages 1329-1348, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:43:y:1996:i:9:p:1329-1348
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    1. Chung, Vincent C.H. & Hillier, Sheila & Lau, Chun Hong & Wong, Samuel Y.S. & Yeoh, Eng Kiong & Griffiths, Sian M., 2011. "Referral to and attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine amongst western medical doctors in postcolonial Hong Kong," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 72(2), pages 247-255, January.
    2. Steven Yen & Hung-Hao Chang & Tsui-Fang Lin, 2013. "Out-of-pocket expenditures on traditional and Western medicine in Taiwan," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(4), pages 583-592, August.
    3. Chung-Yen Lu & Hen-Hong Chang & Fung-Chang Sung & Pei-Chun Chen, 2017. "Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Use in Pediatric Dislocations, Sprains and Strains," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-11, February.

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