Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 327-335 , June 2004

Low Back Pain in Australian Adults. Health Provider Utilization and Care Seeking

  • Bruce F Walker, DC, MPH, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationBruce F. Walker, DC, MPH, DrPH, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
    • School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
    • ,
  • Reinhold Muller, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  • William D Grant, MD, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Evidence Based Practice, Department of Family Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Received 12 December 2002 ,Revised 14 January 2003

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PII: S0161-4754(04)00049-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.04.006

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 327-335 , June 2004

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