In 1990, Eisenburg et al, 1

• 34% of Americans used unconventional health care methods

• 425 million visits to unconventional providers, 388 million to primary care physicians

• $13.7 billion was spent

• 72% of respondants did not inform their medical doctor

New England Journal of Medicine, Eisenburg et al, 328:246-252, 1/93

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