Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Report on the 2nd WHO meeting for the international standard of acupoint locations

제2차 WHO 경혈 위치 국제표준화 회의 보고 - 골도분촌의 한중일 표준안 마련을 위한 토론 -

  • Kim, Yong-Suk (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kang, Sung-Keel (Dept. of Acupuncture and Moxibusion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Park, Hi-Joon (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jung (Oriental Medical Science, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyunghee University)
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 강성길 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구학교실) ;
  • 박히준 (경희대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 이혜정 (경희대학교 동서의학대학원 침구경락학교실)
  • Published : 2004.06.27
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Abstract

Objective : In March 2004, the second Informal Consultation Meeting on Development of International Standard of Acupuncture Point Locations was held in Beijing, China. Methods: Thirteen experts from WHO, Korea, China, and Japan attended the meeting, and they discussed the problems to establish an international standard of acupuncture point locations for education, research and quality of acupuncture treatment. Results and Conclusions : Based on the fundamental principles of respecting and reality, they recommended to determined the location of acupuncture points in the way of combining documentary analysis, clinical practices and factual measurements.

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