Influenza vaccination among chiropractic patients and other users of complementary and alternative medicine: Are chiropractic patients really different?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-8

  Davis, Matthew A ^a,b   Smith, Monica ^c   Weeks, William B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b Grace Cottage Hospital   (United States)

^c Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Health services; Preventive

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855485579     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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