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Table 2 Distribution of CMs according to type of CM treatment received in patients with tuberculosis, stratified by the number of outpatient visits

From: Utilization of Chinese medicine for respiratory discomforts by patients with a medical history of tuberculosis in Taiwan

Number of CM visits (times/per year)

Only Chinese medicines

Only acupuncture

Combination of both treatments

Total n = 2051 (100%)

n = 1944 (94.78%)

n = 4 (0.20%)

n = 103 (5.02%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

1–3

1763 (90.69)

4 (100)

82 (76.61)

1849 (90.15)

4–6

96 (4.94)

0

12 (11.65)

108 (5.27)

> 6

85 (4.37)

0

9 (8.74)

94 (4.58)

  1. Abbreviation: CM Chinese Medicine