Chiropractic management for veterans with neck pain: A retrospective study of clinical outcomes

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 533-538

  Dunn, Andrew S ^a,b   Green, Bart N ^c,d   Formolo, Lance R ^a,b   Chicoine, David R ^b  

^a Medical Care Line   (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)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Manipulation; Neck Pain; Spinal; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHIROPRACTIC; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 80053583531     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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