Chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation for children in the United States: An analysis of data from the 2007 national health interview survey

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-353

  Ndetan, Harrison ^a   Evans, Marion Willard ^b   Hawk, Cheryl ^b,c   Walker, Clark ^d  

^a Parker Research Institute   (United States)

^b Texas Chiropractic College   (United States)

^c LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AYURVEDA; BACKACHE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD ALLERGY; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEARTBURN; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SINUSITIS; SORE THROAT; UNITED STATES; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84862108886     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0268     Document Type: Article

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