The use of complementary and alternative therapies by children.

摘要

In December 2008, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the findings of the National Health Interview Survey (2007), which contained the latest data on the use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) by individuals in the United States.1 Overall, CAT use by adults is up more than 2% since the last survey in 2002; that is, 38% of adults report using some form of CAT. However, one of the survey's most notable finding was the use of complementary therapies by children younger than 18 years of age.