Chiropractic and medical care costs of low back care: Results from a practice-based observational study

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 802-809

  Stano, Miron ^a   Haas, Mitchell ^a   Goldberg, Bruce ^a   Traub, Paul M ^a   Nyiendo, Joanne ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036732229     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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