Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 170-174 , March 2005

Interprofessional Referral Patterns in an Integrated Medical System

  • Ian D. Coulter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry, Senior Health Consultant at RAND and a Research Professor at SCU, Whittier, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Ian Coulter, PhD, Director, University of California Education Abroad Program, Suite #05, Level 5, 470 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.
    • ,
  • Betsy B. Singh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Dean of Research, Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), Whittier, Calif
    • ,
  • David Riley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice of Chiropractic
    • ,
  • Claudia Der-Martirosian, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistician, Research Division, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, Calif

Received 6 August 2003 ,Revised 9 December 2003

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PII: S0161-4754(05)00053-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.02.016

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 170-174 , March 2005

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