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. . .  contain potent corticosteroids . Arch Dis Child 2003;88(12):1056-7. 45 Coulter ID, Willis EM . The rise and rise of complementary and alternative medicine : a sociological perspective. Med J Austral 2004;180(11):587-589. 46 Ernst E. Complementary and alternative medicine for children: a good or a bad thing? Arch Dis Child 2006;91:96-97. Page 19 18 Table 1: 1-year Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Group Prevalence (%) 95% Confidence Interval (%) Any CAM Use (overall) 41 37-46 Medicinal CAM 38 34-42 Non-medicinal CAM 12 9-14 Both medicinal and non-medicinal CAM 8 6-10 Excluding vitamins and minerals 25 21-29 CAM >/= 3 times (of total participants) 36 32-41 Patient Group Inpatients CAM use 39 30-49 Endocrine CAM Use 39 30-49 . . .
. . .  users/ Total number interviewed Percentage (95% confidence interval) NC Paediatric Specialist Registrar 73 out of 210 35% (29 - 41%) DC Paediatric Specialist Registrar 50 out of 127 39% (31 - 48%) AR Paediatric Senior House Officer 46 out of 100 46% (37 – 56%) DW Pharmacy student 37 out of 63 63% (46 - 70%) Page 22 - 1 - Figure 1: Most common types of CAM used- medicinal and non- medicinal (percentage of total participants) 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% V i t a m i n s / m i n e r a l s H e r b a l t h e r a p i e s D i e t a r y s u p p l e m e n t s T r a d i t i o n a l / C h i n e s e M e d i c i n e A r o m a t h e r a p y R e f l e x o l o g y R e i k i M o d i f i e d d i e t P e r c e n t Medicinal CAM Non-medicinal CAM Figure 1 Page 23 0% . . .
. . .  corticosteroids . Arch Dis Child 2003;88(12):1056-7. 45 Coulter ID, Willis EM . The rise and rise of complementary and alternative medicine : a sociological perspective. Med J Austral 2004;180(11):587-589. 46 Ernst E. Complementary and alternative medicine for children: a good or a bad thing? Arch Dis Child 2006;91:96-97. Page 19 18 Table 1: 1-year Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use Group Prevalence (%) 95% Confidence Interval (%) Any CAM Use (overall) 41 37-46 Medicinal CAM 38 34-42 Non-medicinal CAM 12 9-14 Both medicinal and non-medicinal CAM 8 6-10 Excluding vitamins and minerals 25 21-29 CAM >/= 3 times (of total participants) 36 32-41 Patient Group Inpatients CAM use 39 30-49 Endocrine CAM Use 39 30-49 General Paediatric . . .
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