Health care utilization among complementary and alternative medicine users in a large military cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complementary and Alternative Medicine use and how it impacts health care utilization in the United States Military is not well documented. Using data from the Millennium Cohort Study we describe the characteristics of CAM users in a large military population and document their health care needs over a 12-month period. The aim of this study was to determine if CAM users are requiring more physician-based medical services than users of conventional medicine.

Methods

Inpatient and outpatient medical services were documented over a 12-month period for 44,287 participants from the Millennium Cohort Study. Equal access to medical services was available to anyone needing medical care during this study period. The number and types of medical visits were compared between

SUBMITTER: White MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3083384 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature