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Prevalence and cost of alternative medicine in Australia
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The rates of use and types of alternative medicine and therapists used by this population in 1993, and correlations with other demographic and medical variables are assessed, show women were more likely to consult naturopaths, iridiologists, and reflexologists than men.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1996-03-02. It has received 986 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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Trends in Alternative Medicine Use in the United States, 1990-1997 Results of a Follow-up National Survey
David Eisenberg,Roger B. Davis,Susan L. Ettner,Scott Appel,Sonja Wilkey,Maria I. Van Rompay,Ronald C. Kessler +6 more
TL;DR: Alternative medicine use and expenditures increased substantially between 1990 and 1997, attributable primarily to an increase in the proportion of the population seeking alternative therapies, rather than increased visits per patient.
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Why patients use alternative medicine : results of a national study
TL;DR: Along with being more educated and reporting poorer health status, the majority of alternative medicine users appear to be doing so not so much as a result of being dissatisfied with conventional medicine but largely because they find these health care alternatives to be more congruent with their own values, beliefs, and philosophical orientations toward health and life.
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Complementary/Alternative Medicine Use in a Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Implications for Oncology
TL;DR: In most categories, CAM use was common among outpatients and given the number of patients combining vitamins and herbs with conventional treatments, the oncology community must improve patient-provider communication, offer reliable information to patients, and initiate research to determine possible drug-herb-vitamin interactions.
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The prevalence of complementary/alternative medicine in cancer: a systematic review.
TL;DR: The aim of this review was to summarize the existing data on complementary/alternative cancer treatments and to conclude that reliable prevalence rates do not exist.
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Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials
Klaus Linde,Nicola Clausius,Gilbert Ramirez,Dieter Melchart,Florian Eitel,Larry V. Hedges,Wayne B. Jonas +6 more
TL;DR: It is found insufficient evidence from these studies that homoeopathy is clearly efficacious for any single clinical condition, and the hypothesis that the clinical effects of homoeopathic remedies are completely due to placebo is not compatible.
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Should herbal medicine-like products be licensed as medicines
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