Women between 45 and 64 years old are significant users of CAM, including natural
products.
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The US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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(NCCAM) has defined CAM as “a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices,
and products that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine”.
NCCAM classifies CAM into 5 main groups: alternative medical systems, mind-body interventions,
biologically based therapies including NHPs, manipulative and body-based methods,
and energy therapies.
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