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Differences In Referral And Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Between Pediatric Providers And Patients, Brooke N. Jenkins, Nicole Vincent, Michelle Fortier
Differences In Referral And Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Between Pediatric Providers And Patients, Brooke N. Jenkins, Nicole Vincent, Michelle Fortier
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Objectives
The goal of this study was to compare pediatric complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and pediatric health care provider CAM referral as well as identify predictors of use and referral.
Design
Surveys were administered to 283 parents/caregivers of pediatric patients and 200 pediatric health care providers (HCP).
Setting
This study took place at the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children's) in Orange, CA.
Main outcome measures
Caregivers and HCP were provided a list of 32 CAM interventions and asked to indicate which treatments their child had ever used or which they would consider using for their child …