Patients Do Not Disclose Their Use of Complementary and Alternative

question 52

Multiple Choice

Patients do not disclose their use of complementary and alternative medicine CAM to their physicians because they

• A) believe the use of CAM is their personal choice only and is independent of any other treatment the patient may choose.
• B) feel their physician did not explicitly ask them about CAM use.
• C) expect their physician to deny them treatment.
• D) believe that their physician knows about their use of CAM from the CAM provider.
• E) feel that CAM will interfere with the treatment that the physician will provide.

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