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Discovered
lack of evidence
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Almost no studies
of efficacy
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Almost no studies
of effectiveness
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Many guidelines
the product of expert opinion
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Patients’
perceptions of outcomes of treatments
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Little known
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Overall:
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Had paucity of
information
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Had
ever-increasing health care expenditures
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