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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:

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 )
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 )
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
For updates and additional information.
( http://nccam.nih.gov )
PubMed
Search for recent research articles.
( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez )







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