Harriet Beinfield and her husband, Efrem Korngold, were among the
first Americans to be trained at the College of Traditional
Acupuncture in England and to be licensed in California. The couple
maintains a private practice at their San Francisco clinic, Chinese
Medicine Works.
Efrem Korngoldand his wife, Harriet Beinfield, were among the first
Americans to be trained at the College of Traditional Acupuncture
in England and to be licensed in California. The couple maintains a
private practice at their San Francisco clinic, Chinese Medicine
Works.
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Journal
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