Abstract
The World Health Organization plans to incorporate traditional medicine into the next revision of its International Classification of Diseases - Version 11 (ICD-11). If traditional medicine is included in ICD-11, it is definitely an epoch-making issue. The expected result is the International Classification of Traditional Medicine, China, Japan and Korea Version (ICTM-CJK). The intention of the ICTM project is not only beneficial for traditional medical components, but also might be beneficial for Western biomedicine. For this shared purpose, China, Japan and Korea must understand the meaning of this project and collaborate to develop it.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1161-1164 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 Nov |
Keywords
- International classification of traditional medicine
- Medicine
- Traditional
- Western medicine
- World Health Organization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Complementary and alternative medicine