Patient characteristics and physicians' practice activities for patients with chronic low back pain: A practice-based study of primary care and chiropractic physicians

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 92-100

  Nyiendo, Joanne ^a   Haas, Mitchell ^a   Goldberg, Bruce ^a   Sexton, Gary ^a  

^a Western States Chiropractic College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Low Back Pain; Medical Physicians; Patient Characteristics

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; IBUPROFEN; IMIPRAMINE; NAPROXEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035123805     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2001.112565     Document Type: Article

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