Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , January 2000

Maintenance care: Health promotion services administered to US chiropractic patients aged 65 and older, Part II

  • Ronald L. Rupert, DC,

      Affiliations

    • Private practice of chiropractic, Denton, Tex
    • ,
  • Donna Manello, DC,

      Affiliations

    • Associate professor, Logan Chiropractic College, St Louis, Mo.
    • ,
  • Ruth Sandefur, PhD, DC

      Affiliations

    • Dean of Instruction, Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, Mo.

Received 9 February 1999 ,Revised 28 July 1999

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☆ Submit reprint requests to: Ronald L. Rupert, MS, DC, 721 I-35 E South, Suite 140, Denton, TX 76205.

☆☆ Supported by a grant from the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (NCMIC) and Cleveland Chiropractic College-KC and administered by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research. The primary recipient of this grant was Abt Associates Inc.

PII: S0161-4754(00)90108-8

doi: 10.1016/S0161-4754(00)90108-8

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , January 2000

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