[Chinese Health Monthly in the period of the Republic of China].

Sponsored by the Public Health Committee of Chinese Medical Association and published by the Chinese Medical Association, the Chinese Health Monthly started publication in Shanghai in 1939 and the chairman of the Public Health Committee of Chinese Medical Association, HUANG Zifang, was appointed as the chief editor. Clear in its column setting, comprehensive in contents and strict with scrutiny of the advertisements, this journal had excellent texts, pictures and English abstracts. WANG Jimin and YU Xinen served as chief editors and issuers after the death of HUANG Zifang and made contributions to the development of the journal.