[Sixty years of study on history of medicine of Chinese minorities].

This paper is divided into three parts for the description of history of minority medicine: 1. Liberal period (before 1980), only a few papers were published, mostly individual study. 2. Foundation period (1980-1987), more papers were published, dealing with all aspects of the subject in an organized basis. 3. Flourishing period (1988-1995), an unprecedented and comprehensive development, both quantitatively and qualitatively. An independent branch of the science, History of Minority Medicine, is formed during this period.