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Table 5 Publications included in the study

From: How to locate and appraise qualitative research in complementary and alternative medicine

Illness categorization

 

CAM treatment

 

Study country

 

Study participants*

 

General medicine

9

Mixed CAM

27

USA

11

Adults

15

Chronic disease

4

Mind-body (mediation, prayer)

2

UK

4

Females

5

Cancer

14

Body-based therapies (e.g.massage)

1

Australia, New Zealand

6

Males

5

HIV

3

  

Denmark, Norway

3

Older Females

1

    

Canada

5

Adolescents

2

    

China

1

Families including children

2

  1. *All education levels including low level education.