Comparative analysis of individuals with and without chiropractic coverage: Patient characteristics, utilization, and costs

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 1985-1992

  Legorreta, Antonio P ^a,c   Metz, R Douglas ^b,e   Nelson, Craig F ^b   Ray, Saurabh ^c   Chernicoff, Helen Oster ^c   DiNubile, Nicholas A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b American Specialty Health Plans   (United States)

^c Health Benchmarks Inc   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHIROPRACTIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE BENEFITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 6344241218     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.18.1985     Document Type: Article

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