The Safety and Effectiveness of Pediatric Chiropractic: A Survey of Chiropractors and Parents in a Practice-Based Research Network

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 290-295

  Alcantara, Joel ^a,b   Ohm, Jeanne ^a,c   Kunz, Derek ^a  

^a International Chiropractic Pediatric Association   (United States)

^b Alcantara Chiropractic Wellness Care   (United States)

^c Ohm Family Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

chiropractic; effectiveness; Pediatric; safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHIROPRACTIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549116221     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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