Prevalence of use of complementary/alternative medicine: a systematic review

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作者：
Ernst, E [1 ]
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[1] Univ Exeter, Dept Complementary Med, Postgrad Med Sch, Exeter EX2 4NT, Devon, England
来源：
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION | 2000年 / 78卷 / 02期
关键词：
alternative medicine; utilization; prevalence; review; literature;
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Reported are the results of a systematic review of the prevalence-of use of complementary/alternative medicine. Computerized literature searches were carried out in four databases. Twelve surveys thus found were selected because they dealt with the utilization of complementary/alternative medicine in random or representative samples of the general population. Data were extracted in a predefined, standardized way. Prevalence of use of complementary/alternative medicine ranged from 9% to 65%. Even for a given form of treatment such as chiropractic, as used in the USA, considerable discrepancies emerged. The data suggest that complementary/alternative therapies are used frequently and increasingly. Prevalence of use seemed to depend critically on factors that were poorly controlled in surveys of complementary/alternative medicine. The true prevalence of use of complementary/alternative medicine in the general population remains uncertain.
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