The effects of comorbidity and other factors on medical versus chiropractic care for back problems

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2254-2264

  Hurwitz, Eric L ^a   Morgenstern, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chiropractic; Comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHIROPRACTIC; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0031405281     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199710010-00011     Document Type: Article

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