Trends in Alternative Medicine Use in the United States, 1990-1997

David M. Eisenberg; Roger B. Davis; Susan L. Ettner; Stanley H. Appel; Sonja A. Wilkey; Maria Van Rompay; Ronald C. Kessler

doi:10.1001/jama.280.18.1569

Abstract

Alternative medicine use and expenditures increased substantially between 1990 and 1997, attributable primarily to an increase in the proportion of the population seeking alternative therapies, rather than increased visits per patient.

Keywords

MedicineHomeopathyFamily medicineAlternative medicineMassagePopulationDepression (economics)AnxietyTelephone surveyEnvironmental healthPsychiatry

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center US

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 280
Issue: 18
Pages: 1569-1569
Citations: 6663
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                                    David M. Eisenberg, 
                                
                                    Roger B. Davis, 
                                
                                    Susan L. Ettner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Trends in Alternative Medicine Use in the United States, 1990-1997. 
                            JAMA
                            , 280
                            (18)
                            , 1569-1569.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.18.1569
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.18.1569