Journal of Integrative Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 72-79.doi: 10.1016/S2095-4964(15)60158-3
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Nevada: the first state that fully legalized acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the Unites States — In memory of Arthur Steinberg, Yee Kung Lok and Jim Joyce who made it happen
Arthur Yin Fan
- McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, PLC., Vienna, Virginia 22182, USA
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