title: Chiropractors are not a usual source of primary health care.
abstract: Chiropractors are the largest source of office-based care in the United States that does not involve a physician, but people do not view chiropractors as primary providers of health care or advice. Unlike the care given by primary care providers, the majority of care provided by chiropractors is limited to musculoskeletal problems.
authors.affiliation: Robert Graham Center: Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care, 1350 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20036, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Fryer
mesh_terms: D002684:Chiropractic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014481:United States