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Journal of Integrative Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 133-135.doi: 10.1016/S2095-4964(15)60169-8

Special Issue: Traditional Chinese Medicine

• Editorial •     Next Articles

Integrative network analysis: Bridging the gap between Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine

Bing He, Ge Zhang, Ai-ping Lu   

  1. School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
  • Received:2015-02-25 Accepted:2015-03-05 Online:2015-05-10 Published:2015-05-15

Key words: Integrated TCM WM, Traditional Chinese medicine, Compounds (TCD), Health care, Omics, Net work pharmacology

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