名人医学。
Celebrity-based medicine.
作者信息
Ernst Edzard, Pittler Max H
机构信息
Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK.
出版信息
Med J Aust. 2006;185(11-12):680-1. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00762.x.
OBJECTIVE
To collect contemporary accounts of celebrity use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), to aid clinicians in determining which CAM treatments patients are likely to use.
DESIGN
Articles published during 2005 and 2006 reporting celebrity use of CAM.
RESULTS
38 celebrities were found to use a wide range of CAM interventions. Homeopathy, acupuncture and Ayurveda were the most popular modalities.
CONCLUSIONS
There may be many reasons why consumers use CAM, and wanting to imitate their idols is one of them.
目的
收集当代名人使用补充和替代医学（CAM）的相关报道，以帮助临床医生确定患者可能会使用哪些CAM疗法。
设计
2005年至2006年期间发表的报道名人使用CAM的文章。
结果
发现38位名人使用了广泛的CAM干预措施。顺势疗法、针灸和阿育吠陀是最受欢迎的疗法。
结论
消费者使用CAM可能有很多原因，想要模仿他们的偶像就是其中之一。
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