An Analysis of the Integration of Chiropractic Services Within the United States Military and Veterans' Health Care Systems

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 749-757

  Dunn, Andrew S ^a,b   Green, Bart N ^c,d   Gilford, Scott ^e  

^a VA Western New York Health Care System   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Delivery of health care, Integrated; Health policy; Hospitals, veterans; Military medicine; Military personnel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; MEDICAL EXPERT; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; VETERAN;

CHIROPRACTIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 71449103019     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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