Chiropractic and Public Health: Current State and Future Vision

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 397-410

  Johnson, Claire ^a,b   Baird, Rand ^c   Dougherty, Paul E ^d   Globe, Gary ^e   Green, Bart N ^a,f   Haneline, Michael ^g   Hawk, Cheryl ^h   Injeyan, H Stephen ⁱ   Killinger, Lisa ^j   Kopansky Giles, Deborah ⁱ   Lisi, Anthony J ^k,l   Mior, Silvano A ⁱ   Smith, Monica ^m  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WFC Public Health Committee ^*

^d NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Cleveland Chiropractic College Los Angeles

^f NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^g Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

^h Cleveland Chiropractic College Kansas City   (United States)

ⁱ CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^j Palmer College of Chiropractic

^k VHA Chiropractic Services

^l UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

^m Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research

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Author keywords

Chiropractic; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Evidence Based Medicine; Geriatrics; Health Promotion; Immunization; Military Personnel; Preventive Health Services; Public Health

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; CHIROPRACTIC; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; CHIROPRACTIC; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; URBAN POPULATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 49749112077     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.07.001     Document Type: Editorial

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