Well-being outcomes of chiropractic intervention for lower back pain: A systematic review

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-180

  Parkinson, Lynne ^a   Sibbritt, David ^b   Bolton, Philip ^c   Van Rotterdam, Joan ^c   Villadsen, Inger ^d  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Nineways Chiropractic Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chiropractic; Economics; Health; Holistic; Life style; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTOR; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 84878490384     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-2116-z     Document Type: Review

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