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Indications to treatment by type of CAM among Tuscan GPs currently practising it |
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| Homeopathy (N = 91) |
Phytoterapy (N = 85) |
Mesotherapy (N = 57) |
Acupuncture (N = 42) |
Manipulative therapy (N = 24) |
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| n |
% |
95% CI |
n |
% |
95% CI |
n |
% |
95% CI |
n |
% |
95% CI |
n |
% |
95% CI |
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| acute illness |
57 |
64.5 |
59.1–69.6 |
40 |
48.7 |
42.6–54.8 |
25 |
44.4 |
36.6–52.4 |
23 |
54.1 |
44.7–63.2 |
12 |
52.7 |
40.5–64.6 |
| chronic illness |
67 |
74.5 |
69.4–79.0 |
59 |
69.6 |
63.7–74.9 |
28 |
47.9 |
40.0–55.8 |
27 |
63.4 |
53.8–71.9 |
9 |
37.3 |
26.2–49.7 |
| psychological condition |
55 |
60.6 |
54.9–66.1 |
55 |
63.9 |
57.7–69.6 |
3 |
5.8 |
2.8–11.4 |
19 |
45.9 |
36.7–55.2 |
3 |
13.6 |
6.8–25.3 |
| pain syndromes |
51 |
57.9 |
52.2–63.3 |
34 |
40.1 |
34.2–46.2 |
43 |
75.3 |
67.7–81.5 |
41 |
97.4 |
91.4–99.2 |
22 |
90.9 |
79.9–96.1 |
| quality of life improvement |
51 |
56.2 |
50.4–61.8 |
48 |
57.3 |
51.2–63.2 |
11 |
17.4 |
12.5–23.6 |
10 |
23.7 |
16.6–32.5 |
4 |
18.2 |
10.1–30.5 |
Giannelli et al. BMC Family Practice 2007 8:30 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-8-30 |
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