Physicians Want Education About Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Enhance Communication With Their Patients
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- 27 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 162 (10) , 1176-1181
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.162.10.1176
Abstract
COMPLEMENTARY and alternative medicine (CAM) is defined as any medical practice that is neither widely available nor widely taught in conventional medical schools in the United States. Surveys reveal that up to 42% of the US population have used 1 or more CAM modalities, with patients often seeking CAM care and conventional care for the same problem.1 In addition, insurance companies are beginning to cover some of these treatments (although some require that conventionally trained physicians make the referrals).Keywords
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