Unconventional Medicine in the United States -- Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use - Concepedia

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Unconventional Medicine in the United States -- Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use

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1993

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David M. Eisenberg, Ronald C. Kessler, Cindy Foster, Frances E. Norlock, David R. Calkins, Thomas L. Delbanco

New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

The frequency of use of unconventional therapy in the United States is far higher than previously reported. Medical doctors should ask about their patients' use of unconventional therapy whenever they obtain a medical history.

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