title: The place of chiropractors in health care delivery: a case study of North Carolina.
abstract: Three perspectives on the place of DCs in the United States health care delivery system were derived from the social science literature; system status, cultural congruence, and utilization patterns. North Carolina was used as a case study site to examine these perspectives from a geographical point of view. It was found that DCs were located in smaller places than MDs. DC/population ratios were associated with white populations and higher incomes, but were not associated with those aged 18-64, rural populations, and religious groups that used touch in healing. DCs were located in more rural and lower income areas than were MDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Gesler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002684:Chiropractic / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D011364:Professional Practice; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D044465:White People