A pilot study for a randomized clinical trial assessing chiropractic care, medical care, and self-care education for acute and subacute neck pain patients

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 403-411

  Evans, Roni ^a,c   Bronfort, Gert ^a   Bittell, Sarah ^d   Anderson, Alfred V ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pain Assess and Rehab Center   (United States)

^c Wolfe Harris Ctr for Clin Studies   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cervical Spine; Chiropractic Manipulation; Drug Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL CARE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SPINE MOBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141429036     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00093-9     Document Type: Article

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