Table 2 |
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Characteristics of naturopathic physicians licensed in Connecticut (1999) and Washington (1998) |
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Connecticut (n = 59) % |
Washington (n = 111) % |
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Demographics |
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Female |
58 |
57 |
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White |
95 |
94 |
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Mean Age (SD) |
43.6 (8.7) years |
44.1 (9.2) years |
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Education |
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Institution*: |
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Bastyr University |
37 |
80 |
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National College |
59 |
20 |
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Other |
3 |
1 |
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Specialty training# |
69 |
42 |
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Licensed in other Health Profession* |
17 (acupuncture 10%; all others less than 2%) |
33 (chiropractic 8%; nursing 7%; acupuncture 6%; midwifery 5%; all others less than 2%) |
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Practice solo |
51 |
54 |
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*significant differences between the two states, chi square, p < 0.05) # significant differences between the two states, t-test, p < 0.05) |
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Boon et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2004 4:14 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-4-14 |
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