Chiropractic use by urban and rural residents with insurance coverage

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Lind, Bonnie K ^a,b   Diehr, Paula K ^a   Grembowski, David E ^a   Lafferty, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949083607     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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