Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2002

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Adult,
Benefits,
Enterprise Software,
Healthcare,
Human Resources,
Software,
Therapy,
U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services,
Vertical Industries
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Overview: This paper presents selected estimates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among U.S. adults, using data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Sixty-two percent of adults used some form of CAM therapy during the past 12 months when the definition of CAM therapy included prayer specifically for health reasons.

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Format: PDF | Size: 603KB | Date: May 2004 | Pages: 20

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