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Table 1 Characteristics of participating general practitioners (n = 20)

From: On the edges of medicine – a qualitative study on the function of complementary, alternative, and non-specific therapies in handling therapeutically indeterminate situations

Female gender

8

Age group

 41 to 50 years

10

 51 to 60 years

5

 61 to 70 years

5

Practice location

 City or suburb

4

 Town

10

 Village

6

Specialized as GP since more than 10 years

14

Practice owner or joint partner

18

At least one CAM qualification

9

 Acupuncture

6

 Naturopathy

5

 Homeopathy

5

 Chirotherapy

2

Additional qualification emergency medicine

8