Costs of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Frequency of Visits to CAM Practitioners:

Abstract

Objective—This report presents selected estimates of costs of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among U.S. adults, the frequency of visits made to CAM providers, and the frequency of purchases of self-care CAM therapies. Data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), which is conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, are used in this report. Methods—Estimates were derived from the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Supplement of the 2007 NHIS, sponsored by the National Center fo