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Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Traditional Medicine
Prevalence of use in the U.S. is significant
- 34% Eisenberg et al. NEJM 1993
- 42% Eisenberg et al. JAMA 1998
- 60-70% do not tell their physicians
Notes:
Barnes P, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin R. CDC Advance Data Report #343. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2002. May 27, 2004.
Eisenberg study based on telephone survey of 1200 English speaking participants around the country
80% of people in developing countries use traditional medicine for their primary health care
$27 billion dollars – TOTAL
$12.2 billion - OUT OF POCKET