- Title
- Towards a new research paradigm: traditional Chinese medicine from a nonlinear dynamical perspective
- Creator
- Gao, Yin; Herfel, William E.; Rodrigues, Dianah
- Relation
- Medicine and Philosophy Vol. 29, Issue 4, p. 70-71
- Relation
- http://www.yizhe.org/magazine/maga.asp?BookYear=2008&BookNum=4&sort=1
- Publisher
- China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- Attempts were made to scientifically test traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the West. These have largely consisted of randomized control trials (RCT's). The aim of this paper is to articulate the dynamical perspective of TCM using a Western scientific framework, namely nonlinear dynamic systems theory. we suggest this framework will provide the necessary theoretical tools to design trials that are appropriate to evaluate TCM and provide research results acceptable to the West.
- Subject
- randomized control trial; nonlinear dynamics; dynamic diseases; Suwen of the Medical Classic of Yellow Emperor
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43461
- Identifier
- uon:5574
- Identifier
- ISSN:1002-0772
- Language
- eng
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