Characteristics of licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physicians

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 378-390

  Cherkin, Daniel C ^a   Deyo, Richard A ^b   Sherman, Karen J ^a   Hart, L Gary ^c   Street, Janet H ^a   Hrbek, Andrea ^d   Cramer, Elaine ^e   Milliman, Bruce ^f   Booker, Jennifer ^d,g   Mootz, Robert ^h   Barassi, James ^d,g   Kahn, Janet R ⁱ   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^a,d   Eisenberg, David M ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g American Massage Therapy Association Foundation ^*

^h American Massage Therapy Association Foundation   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; LICENSING; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036730673     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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