Clinical, demographic, and geographic determinants of variation in chiropractic episodes of care for adults using the 2005-2008 medical expenditure panel survey

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 589-599

  Stevans, Joel M ^a   Zodet, Marc W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Cost Sharing; Costs and Cost Analysis; Episode of Care; Health Expenditures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFICE VISITS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869448290     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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