The World Health Organization’s decision about traditional Chinese medicine could backfire

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  title={The World Health Organization’s decision about traditional Chinese medicine could backfire},
  author={},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2019},
  volume={570},
  pages={5}
}
  • Published 2019
  • Psychology
  • Nature
Traditional therapies have been included in a global diagnostic compendium. That comes with risks.Traditional therapies have been included in a global diagnostic compendium. That comes with risks. 
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