Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 772-775 , November 2009

Demographic Characteristics of 38 Patients Injured in Motor Vehicle Accidents Referred by Chiropractors to Physiatrists

  • Adam L. Schreiber, DO, MA

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Penn
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Adam L. Schreiber, DO, MA, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 25 South 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
    • ,
  • Guy W. Fried, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Medical Officer, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn; and Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Penn

Received 17 September 2008 ,Revised 20 September 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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PII: S0161-4754(09)00268-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.10.004

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 772-775 , November 2009

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