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| Title |
Supported by science?: What Canadian naturopaths advertise to the public
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1710-1492-7-14 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Timothy Caulfield, Christen Rachul |
| Abstract |
The increasing popularity of complementary and alternative medicines in Canada has led to regulatory reforms in Ontario and British Columbia. Yet the evidence for efficacy of these therapies is still a source of debate. Those who are supportive of naturopathic medicine often support the field by claiming that the naturopathic treatments are supported by science and scientific research. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 800 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 345 | 43% |
| United States | 27 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 1% |
| Australia | 10 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Curaçao | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 19 | 2% |
| Unknown | 379 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 627 | 78% |
| Scientists | 82 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 66 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 24 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 54 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 22% |
| Researcher | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 19% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 19% |
| Unknown | 7 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 664. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 February 2024.
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