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Why do patients seek a second opinion or alternative medicine
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Psychosocial determinants of seeking a second opinion and alternative medicine use and using alternative medical care were positively related to scepticism toward conventional medicine and negatively related to perceived health status and satisfaction with clinic physicians.Abstract:
The objectives of the study were (a) to determine psychosocial determinants of two measures of health care use: seeking a second opinion and alternative medicine use, and (b) to assess whether changes in these two measures of health care use had taken place during the past 4 to 5 years. All patientsread more
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