Chiropractic episodes and the co-occurrence of chiropractic and health services use among older medicare beneficiaries

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 168-175

  Weigel, Paula A M ^a   Hockenberry, Jason M ^b   Bentler, Suzanne E ^a   Kaskie, Brian ^a   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Chiropractic; Episode of Care; Observation Methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHIROPRACTIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICARE PART B; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859215633     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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