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The escalating cost and prevalence of alternative medicine.

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The public appears to have ambivalent standards for alternative therapies but wishes to be empowered with accurate information to facilitate self-prescription, and expenditure on alternative therapies was nearly four times the public contribution to all pharmaceuticals.
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This article is published in Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2002-08-01. It has received 492 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Australia: A National Population-Based Survey

TL;DR: CAM use nationally in Australia appears to be considerably higher than estimated from previous Australian studies, which may reflect an increasing popularity of CAM; however, regional variations in CAM use and the broader range of CAM included in the current study may contribute to the difference.
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Use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among the general population and medical personnel: a systematic review.

TL;DR: The present data demonstrate an increase of CAM usage from 1990 through 2006 in all countries investigated, as well as differences between the general population and medical personnel.
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Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by the general population: a systematic review and update

TL;DR: To update previous systematic reviews of 12‐month prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by general populations and explore trends in CAM use by national populations, a brief tool for assessing methodological quality of published CAM‐use prevalence surveys is developed.
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The continuing use of complementary and alternative medicine in South Australia: costs and beliefs in 2004

TL;DR: This survey aims to survey the use, cost, beliefs and quality of life of users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
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Applied Logistic Regression

TL;DR: Hosmer and Lemeshow as discussed by the authors provide an accessible introduction to the logistic regression model while incorporating advances of the last decade, including a variety of software packages for the analysis of data sets.
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Trends in Alternative Medicine Use in the United States, 1990-1997 Results of a Follow-up National Survey

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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Unconventional medicine in the United States. Prevalence, costs, and patterns of use.

TL;DR: The frequency of use of unconventional therapy in the United States is far higher than previously reported and expenditure associated with use in 1990 amounted to approximately $13.7 billion, comparable to the $12.8 billion spent out of pocket annually for all hospitalizations in theUnited States.
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Prevalence and cost of alternative medicine in Australia

TL;DR: 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.
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