Chiropractic and CAM utilization: A descriptive review

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 15, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lawrence, Dana J ^a   Meeker, William C ^b  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^b Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ASTHMA; BREAST CANCER; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; DATA EXTRACTION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPNOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIKI; REIMBURSEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 33846952820     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-15-2     Document Type: Review

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