Benefits of osteopathic manipulative treatment for hospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 776-782

  Noll, Donald R ^a   Shores, Jay H ^b   Gamber, Russell G ^b   Herron, Kathryn M ^c   Swift Jr , Jon ^b  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Hlth Rsrc and Serv Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalization; Osteopathic manipulative treatment; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PNEUMONIA; REFERENCE VALUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PNEUMONIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034572323     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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