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Referral Patterns Between Allopathic Physicians and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners
Gale, Dan Ikoma, Shohei Meisinger, Quinn Moats, Caroline Sayre, Jessica Scott, Marvin Varga, Susan Reardon, Mimi Langevin, Helene Eppstein, Margaret
Gale, Dan
Ikoma, Shohei
Meisinger, Quinn
Moats, Caroline
Sayre, Jessica
Scott, Marvin
Varga, Susan
Reardon, Mimi
Langevin, Helene
Eppstein, Margaret
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Introduction and Objectives: The provision of basic healthcare in the United States may be viewed considering two different, and sometimes combined, therapeutic approaches: •Allopathic/osteopathic medicine •Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Our study is interested in the intersection of allopathic medicine and CAM. Evidence suggests that Americans are seeking CAM at a similar or even a higher rate than allopathic medicine, yet there seems to be a division between practitioners of each discipline. Isthis division created by a lack of coordination, such as an inadequately established referral system, or by a general lack of knowledge, or by the attitudes of the practitioners? In our study our objectives were: ? To assess the referral patterns between allopathic and CAM practitioners in Chittenden County. ? To examine the various factors that may influence these referral patterns using confidential surveys.
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2009-02-02