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. 2012 Feb 23;2012:670408. doi: 10.1155/2012/670408

Table 2.

Types of complementary and alternative medicine used by patients (n = 151).

Type Frequency (%)
Diet & nutrition
 Food/vitamin supplement 86 (56.9)
 Dietary adjustment 75 (49.7)
 Vegetarian food 25 (16.6)
 High dose vitamin C 14 (9.3)
Physical body/relaxation
 Massage 34 (22.5)
 Aromatherapy 23 (15.2)
 Detoxification 20 (13.3)
 Electromagnetic therapy 4 (2.6)
 Acupuncture 3 (2.0)
Mind-body
 Meditation 64 (42.4)
 Yoga 8 (5.3)
 Tai chi 6 (4.0)
 Yorae 5 (3.3)
Herbal medicine 47 (31.1)
Spiritual therapies 17 (11.3)