The use of alternative therapies in America has?
A) Declined in recent years due to lack of insurance coverage
B) Not been very popular because of mainstream medicine
C) Risen steadily in the last 30 years
D) Always been a very prominent modality in the health care system
Ans: C
The use of CAM has increased substantially in the last 30 years. It has increased in popularity, even though it has not traditionally been a very accepted modality in the American health care system.
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