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Article: Complementary and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of beliefs of a small sample of Rocky Mountain area nurses.(Research for Practice)
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- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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As a result of improved access to information, consumers can make more choices regarding their personal health care (Simon, 1999; Zollman, 1999). Consequently, many people have turned to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their medical treatment (Astin, 1998; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [NCCAM], 2001). While there are many forms of CAM, herbal medicine is one of the fastest growing in developed nations; use of herbal products increased by 380% between 1990 and 1997 (Eisenberg et al., 1998; Nahin, 2001; Ness, Sherman, & Pan, 1999). One look at the shelves in the stores in the United States reveals the enormous quantities of ...