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Patients Using Conventional Drugs (% & N) †*
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|
Any Drug
|
54.5% (73)
|
31.3% (42)
|
34.3% (46)
|
33.6% (45)
|
|
ATC-Class J-Systemic Anti-Infectives
|
6.0% (8)
|
1.5% (2)
|
0.7% (1)
|
0.7% (1)
|
|
ATC-Class R-Respiratory system
|
37.3% (50)
|
18.7% (25)
|
10.4% (14)
|
9.7% (13)
|
|
Antibiotics
|
4.5% (6)
|
0.7% (1)
|
0.7% (1)
|
0% (0)
|
|
Corticosteroids
|
1.5% (2)
|
0.0% (0)
|
0.7% (1)
|
0% (0)
|
|
Patients Using Nonpharmaceutical Treatments (% & N) †*
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|
Any Therapy
|
71.6% (96)
|
20.9% (28)
|
35.1% (47)
|
43.3% (58)
|
|
Surgery
|
32.1% (43)
|
3.0% (4)
|
9.0% (12)
|
14.2% (19)
|
|
Non-Surgical
|
64.2% (86)
|
19.4% (26)
|
31.3% (42)
|
39.6% (53)
|
|
Acupuncture
|
25.4% (34)
|
3.0% (4)
|
6.7% (9)
|
9.0% (12)
|
|
Patients Consulting Other Health Care (% & N) †*
|
|
Any Physician
|
98.5% (132)
|
41.0% (55)
|
65.7% (88)
|
77.6% (104)
|
|
General Practitioner
|
71.6% (96)
|
11.9% (16)
|
23.9% (32)
|
36.6% (49)
|
|
ENT-specialist
|
67.9% (91)
|
10.4% (14)
|
18.7% (25)
|
25.4% (34)
|
|
Allergy specialist
|
0.7% (1)
|
0.0% (0)
|
0.0% (0)
|
0.7% (1)
|
|
Pulmonary specialist
|
7.5% (10)
|
2.2% (3)
|
3.7% (5)
|
5.2% (7)
|
|
Surgery
|
5.2% (7)
|
0.7% (1)
|
3.0% (4)
|
5.2% (7)
|
|
Hospital
|
25.4% (34)
|
2.2% (3)
|
9.7% (13)
|
12.7% (17)
|
|
Any CAM Treatment
|
25.4% (34)
|
0.7% (1)
|
5.2% (7)
|
10.4% (14)
|
|
Other Homeopath
|
20.9% (28)
|
0.7% (1)
|
2.2% (3)
|
5.2% (7)
|
|
Non-medical CAM Practitioner
|
3.7% (5)
|
0.0% (0)
|
2.2% (3)
|
3.0% (4)
|
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Months 1–3
|
Months 4–12
|
Months 12–24
|
|
Referrals By Study Homeopath (Patients, % & N) ‡
|
|
Any Physician *
|
--
|
0.0% (0)
|
0.7% (1)
|
3.0% (4)
|
|
Hospital, Surgery
|
--
|
0.0% (0)
|
0.7% (1)
|
0.7% (1)
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