Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Australia: A National Population-Based Survey

World Health Organization - Pakistan · La Trobe University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Objective

To investigate the use of and expenditure on 17 of the most popular forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by adult Australians, sociodemographic characteristics of CAM users, and communication between CAM users and their doctors.

Methods

In May-June 2005, a sample of 1067 adults, 18 years and older, from all Australian states and territories, was recruited by random-digit telephone dialing and interviewed about their CAM use in the previous 12 months.

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Authors

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Popularity
  • National Health Interview Survey
  • Family medicine
  • Confidence interval
  • Australian population
  • Random digit dialing
  • Demography
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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