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The status of traditional medicine and national medicine in different areas of the China in 2011 with grey clustering analysis

Lizhong Duan (College of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing, China)
Gu-man Duan (Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China)
Qi Lu (Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China)
Jun Duan (University of Science and Technology Inner Mongolia, Baotou, China)
Li-yun XIE (College of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China)
Yuan MU (College of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China)

Grey Systems: Theory and Application

ISSN: 2043-9377

Article publication date: 29 July 2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to improve the development of the Chinese traditional medicine (included the ethnic minority's medicine in China), it can raise the level of health for people, carry forward the culture of our nation, accelerate the economic development, promote social harmony and is very significant.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, the factor which influences the development of the Chinese traditional medicine in these areas of China is analysed by the method called the grey relational analysis and grey clustering analysis.

Findings

It is known that the comparative situation of each otherof the development of the Chinese traditional medicine in these areas. The causation is analysed.

Practical implications

The behavioural mechanisms information which is effected by the traditional Chinese medicine (included ethnic minority medicine) is incomplete. Its inherent meaning is not clear. So it is reasonable to use the method called the grey relational analysis grey clustering analysis to study. Analysing the causes and giving countermeasures according to the results could propose some suggestions for the further development of Chinese medicine (including the national medicine) industry.

Originality/value

The grey system theory was applied in medical management. The application of study results, the development of the Chinese traditional medicine (included the ethnic minority's medicine in China) is improved.

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Acknowledgements

This research has been funded by the Emphasis Project of Research Plan of Humanities and Social Sciences of Beijing Municipal Education Commission. Project Number: SZ201210011006.

Citation

Duan, L., Duan, G.-m., Lu, Q., Duan, J., XIE, L.-y. and MU, Y. (2014), "The status of traditional medicine and national medicine in different areas of the China in 2011 with grey clustering analysis", Grey Systems: Theory and Application, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1108/GS-11-2013-0035

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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