Barriers to expanding primary care roles for chiropractors: The role of chiropractic as primary care gatekeeper

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 427-449

  Gaumer, Gary ^a   Koren, Annette ^a   Gemmen, Eric ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative providers; Barriers; Chiropractoric; Managed care; Primary care; Rural Health; Under served areas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGED CARE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SKELETON;

EID: 0036763799     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2002.126474     Document Type: Article

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