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Table 2 Frequency of health professional’s recorded recommendations for initiating or ceasing CMs during the inpatient stay in the study cohort

From: Complementary medicine use among Australian patients in an acute hospital setting: an exploratory, cross sectional study

Health Professional Type

No. of CMs Initiated

No. of CMs Ceased

Total Changes to CMs

Unknown

55

52

107 (67.7%)

Doctor

31

7

38 (24.1%)

Dietitian

7

0

7 (4.4%)

Pharmacist

2

3

5 (3.2%)

Nurse

0

1

1 (0.6%)