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      article: References for "An Approach to the Nature of Qi"  |  author: Xing-Tai Li and Jia Zhao  |  date: 2016-02-22 14:20:38

     

     


     

    References for "An Approach to the Nature of Qi"

    An Approach to the Nature of Qi in TCM - Qi and Bioenergy (part 12)

    By Xing-Tai Li [1] and Jia Zhao [2]

     

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    Endnotes:

    This and the other entries herein appeared in: Xing-Tai Li and Jia Zhao (2012). An Approach to the Nature of Qi in TCM–Qi and Bioenergy, Recent Advances in Theories and Practice of Chinese Medicine, Prof. Haixue Kuang (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-903-5, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/28416. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com

    [1] ^ College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China, is given as the professional location of Xing-Tai Lii.

    [2] ^ Norman Bethune College of Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun China, is given as the professional location of Jia Zhao.

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