Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Physicians in Oriental Medicine Hospitals in Vietnam: A Hospital-Based Survey

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Flow chart of sample selection. The provinces of Vietnam were divided into 5 regions, including the Northeast and Northwest, the Red River Delta, Central Coast, Central Highlands, and Southern regions. (1) The OM hospital of Ha Giang province; (2) the OM hospital of Thai Nguyen province; (3) the OM hospital of Bac Giang province; (4) the OM hospital of Quang Ninh province; (5) the OM hospital of Hoa Binh province; (6) the OM hospital of Hung Yen province; (7) the OM hospital of Thai Binh province; (8) the OM hospital of Vinh Phuc province; (9) the OM hospital of Ninh Binh province; (10) the OM hospital of Quang Binh province; (11) the OM hospital of Quang Nam province; (12) the OM hospital of Da Nang city; (13) the OM hospital of Lam Dong province; (14) the OM hospital of Binh Phuoc province; (15) the OM hospital of Binh Thuan province; (16) the OM hospital of Binh Duong province; (17) the OM hospital of Ben Tre province; (18) the OM hospital of Vinh Long province. The star is Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, where there are two state-level OM hospitals: NHTM: the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine and NHoA: the National Hospital of Acupuncture.