Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Children in the United States
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent MedicinePublished 1 April 2003
Matthew P. Davis, Paul M. Darden
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The use of CAM among US children, as measured by the MEPS, is far less prevalent than has previously been asserted.
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The use of CAM among US children, as measured by the MEPS, is far less prevalent than has previously been asserted. With such disparate estimates, future CAM research efforts would benefit from a consensus regarding what practices constitute CAM and how these practices should be measured.
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