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Alternative Care Popular Among Kids
The results of a random nationwide telephone survey of
1,501 mothers, fathers and other primary caregivers of
children and adolescents showed that nearly one quarter
(22%) of the parents used some type of alternative
medicine for their child, and almost one in 10 allowed
their child to visit a complementary and alternative
medicine provider, defined in the study as a
chiropractor, osteopathic physician or homeopath. The
study also showed that more than one-third do not tell
their medical doctor about it.
The story reported by the October 24, 2002 Web MD and by
Reuters Health on October 28, 2002, more than 80% of the
parents were somewhat or very satisfied with their
child's most recent use of complementary and alternative
medicines and 86% of parents considered the care to be
somewhat or very helpful. Finally, 90% said they would
be willing to use complementary and alternative
medicines for their children in the future.
Dr. Michael B. Aldous of the University of Arizona in
Tucson and colleagues conducted the survey and analyzed
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