Table 5.

Publications included in the study

Illness categorization		CAM treatment		Study country		Study participants *
General medicine	9	Mixed CAM	27	USA	11	Adults	15
Chronic disease	4	Mind-body (mediation, prayer)	2	UK	4	Females	5
Cancer	14	Body-based therapies (e.g.massage)	1	Australia, New Zealand	6	Males	5
HIV	3			Denmark, Norway	3	Older Females	1
				Canada	5	Adolescents	2
				China	1	Families including children	2

^*All education levels including low level education.