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Table 4 Alternative Health Care Consultations Across the Urban to Rural Continuum in Ontario by Type, 2005 (Total and percent of all consultations in each MIZ)

From: Alternative health care consultations in Ontario, Canada: A geographic and socio-demographic analysis

Metro. Inf. Zone

Massage Therapist

Acupuncturist

Homeopath/Naturopath

CMA/CA

730,181 (66.6%)

200,576 (18.2%)

214,556 (19.5%)

Strongly Inf.

47,081 (68.2%)

9,289 (13.5%)

15,056 (21.8%)

Moderately Inf.

24,753 (58.7%)

6,607 (15.7%)

11,141(26.4%)

Weak or No Inf.

17,474 (63.5%)

2,707 (9.8%)

7,283 (26.5%)

Total

819,489 (66.2%)

219,179 (17.7%)

248,036 (20.3%)