Characteristics of Users and Nonusers of Alternative Medicine in Dermatologic Patients Attending a University Hospital Clinic: A Short Report
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicinePublished 1 October 1998
Mats Berg, Bengt B. Arnetz
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The study suggests that dermatologic patients using alternative medicine in general do not differ with regard to personal characteristics from nonusers, and appears that patients with long-standing skin disease turn to alternative medicine as a complement to orthodox treatment.
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The study suggests that dermatologic patients using alternative medicine in general do not differ with regard to personal characteristics from nonusers. Rather, it appears that patients with long-standing skin disease turn to alternative medicine as a complement to orthodox treatment.
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