Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 92-100 , February 2001

Patient characteristics and physicians' practice activities for patients with chronic low back pain: A practice-based study of primary care and chiropractic physicians

Received 6 March 2000

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☆ bOregon Health Sciences University, Department of Family Medicine and Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Ore.

☆☆ cOregon Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, and Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Ore.

★ Submit reprint requests to: Joanne Nyiendo, Ph.D., Professor, Research Department, Western States Chiropractic College, 2900 N.E. 132nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230; nyiendo@wschiro.edu.

★★ This study was funded by grant 5 R18 AH10002-01, -02, -03 from the Bureau of Health Professions of the Department of Health and Human Services. Support for the Center for Outcomes Studies' infrastructure was provided by grant 94-05-02 from the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.

PII: S0161-4754(01)41428-X

doi: 10.1067/mmt.2001.112565

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 92-100 , February 2001

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