Use of Alternative Health Care Practitioners by Canadians
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Use of alternative health care practitioners by Canadians.
This study focuses on the use of alternative health care practitioners by Canadians aged 15 and over using data from the 1994-95 National Population Health Survey. A total of 17,626 respondents were selected. Consultation with an alternative health care provider or with a chiropractor was deemed to be an indicator of the use of alternative health care. In 1994-95, an estimated 15% of Canadians ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403879