Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 105-109 , September 2007

Correlation of health outcomes with physician and chiropractor ratios in the United States

  • John Hart, DC, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationSherman College of Straight Chiropractic, P.O. Box 1452, Spartanburg, SC 29304, USA. Tel.: +1 864 578 8770x232.

Received 18 April 2007 ,Revised 18 May 2007 ,Accepted 5 June 2007.

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PII: S0899-3467(07)00076-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcme.2007.06.003

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 105-109 , September 2007