STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that The Pocket Atlas of Chinese Medicine has won first prize in the Nursing and Allied Health category of the 2009 PROSE Award. The annual award presented by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) recognises the best in professional and scholarly publishing. Entrants were judged by peer publishers, librarians and medical professionals.
Written by a renowned team of international experts, The Pocket Atlas of Chinese Medicine offers a deep understanding of the underlying theory, characteristics, and fundamental concepts of Chinese Medicine, as well as its philosophical and cultural basis. The publication is projected as a must-have resource for students and practitioners of Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and complementary medicine, including medical doctors in acupuncture training.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the US book publishing industry. AAP’s more than 300 members include most of the major commercial publishers in the US, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. According to the AAP, this year the prestigious awards received more entries than ever before in its 34-year history from over 60 professional and scholarly publishers across the US.
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