Patient satisfaction, characteristics, radiology, and complications associated with attending a specialized government-funded multidisciplinary spinal pain unit

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 293-299

  Giles, Lynton G F ^a,b,c   Muller, Reinhold ^a   Winter, Gregory J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Multidisciplinary Spinal Pain Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chiropractic; Medicine; Multidisciplinary Pain Centers

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SPINAL PAIN; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0037772192     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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