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Long-Term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States.

Authors :
Kessler, Ronald C.
Davis, Roger B.
Foster, David F.
Van Rompay, Maria I.
Walters, Ellen E.
Wilkey, Sonja A.
Kaptchuk, Ted J.
Eisenberg, David M.
Source :
Annals of Internal Medicine. 8/21/2001, Vol. 135 Issue 4, p262. 7p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

Presents data on time trends in complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapy use in the United States. Percentage of respondents who used at least one CAM therapy in their lifetime; Increase in lifetime use with age across the age cohorts; Similarity of the growth in CAM use across sociodemographic sectors of the study sample.

Subjects

Subjects :
*ALTERNATIVE medicine
*MEDICINE

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00034819
Volume :
135
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Annals of Internal Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
5078313
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-4-200108210-00011