The diagnosis and treatment of chronic back pain by acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapists

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Sherman, Karen J ^a,b,e   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a,b   Deyo, Richard A ^b   Erro, Janet H ^a   Hrbek, Andrea ^c   Davis, Roger B ^d   Eisenberg, David M ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chiropractic; Low back pain; Massage; Office visits

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIFE EVENT; MASSAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645737461     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000169668.62900.ca     Document Type: Article

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