Characterization of Health Status and Modifiable Risk Behavior Among United States Adults Using Chiropractic Care as Compared With General Medical Care

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 414-422

  Ndetan, Harrison T ^a   Bae, Sejong ^b   Evans Jr , Marion Willard ^c   Rupert, Ronald L ^a   Singh, Karan P ^d  

^a Parker University Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Cleveland Chiropractic College Kansas City   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior, Risk; Chiropractic; Health Promotion; Low Back Pain; Neck Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHIROPRACTIC; EXERCISE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949194716     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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