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Expenditures on Complementary Health Approaches: United States, 2012

See Press Release: Americans Spent $30.2 Billion Out-Of-Pocket On Complementary Health Approaches

Read Summary: Americans Spend $30 Billion a Year Out-of-Pocket on Complementary Health Approaches

Out-of-Pocket Spending on Complementary Health Approaches in the U.S.

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Citation of the Report:

Nahin RL, Barnes PM, Stussman BJ. Expenditures on complementary health approaches: United States, 2012. National Health Statistics Reports. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2016. [433KB PDF]