Table 15.1 Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the United States
Statistics on the use of CAM in the United States are available in the following research studies:
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| Eisenberg, D. M., et al. 1998 |
| Trends in alternative medicine use in the United States, 1990-1997. Results of a follow-up national survey. Journal of the American Medical Association 280(18): 1569-1575. (
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/280/18/1569
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| Eisenberg, D. M., et al. 1993 |
| Unconventional medicine in the United States--Prevalence, costs, and patterns of use. New England Journal of Medicine 328(4): 246-252. (
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/328/4/246
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| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
| For updates and additional information. (
http://nccam.nih.gov
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| PubMed |
| Search for recent research articles. (
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez
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