Long-Term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States

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Authors

Ronald C. Kessler · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Roger B. Davis · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

David Foster · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Maria I. Van Rompay · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ellen E. Walters · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Sonja A. Wilkey · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Ted J. Kaptchuk

Abstract

Use of CAM therapies by a large proportion of the study sample is the result of a secular trend that began at least a half century ago. This trend suggests a continuing demand for CAM therapies that will affect health care delivery for the foreseeable future.

Topics & Keywords

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 135, Issue 4, pp. 262-268

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-4-200108210-00011

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