Use of osteopathic or chiropractic services among people with back pain: A UK population survey

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-273

  Ong, Chi Keong ^a,b,c   Doll, Helen ^b   Bodeker, Gerard ^c   Stewart Brown, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chiropractor; Complementary medicine; Osteopath

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 3142618556     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00497.x     Document Type: Review

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