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Content analysis ofthe verbatim transcripts was used to identify key themes in the data. Findings. Decision making about CAM treatments appears to depend on both fixed (e.g., disease characteristics, demographic characteristics, and medical history) and flexible (e.g., perceptions of CAM and conventional-medicine, experiences with the health care system and health care practitioners, and perceptions about the need for control or action) decision factors. Conclusions. 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