Alternative health care in the 1990's: the influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of acupuncturists, chiropractors, and homeopaths

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dc.contributor.authorBaer, Leonarden
dc.contributor.committeechairGood, Charles M. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCarstensen, Laurence W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGrossman, Lawrence S.en
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:36:06Zen
dc.date.adate2010-05-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:36:06Zen
dc.date.issued1994-04-22en
dc.date.rdate2010-05-11en
dc.date.sdate2010-05-11en
dc.description.abstractThis study showed that state laws and policies constrain the locational preferences of alternative health care providers to varying degrees, depending on the particular profession and level of legal status. Three separate surveys were conducted, focusing on acupuncturists, chiropractors and homeopaths in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. The acupuncture findings revealed intraprofessional divisions that lead to a strong influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of non-MD acupuncturists. Results from the chiropractic survey reflected an established profession with a less pronounced, but moderate, influence of state laws and policies on location and mobility. The homeopathy findings, while based on a much smaller sample, did not reveal a strong relationship between legal constraints and spatial characteristics, except in the extreme case of North Carolina's recent prohibition. This study also postulated a model to explain the progression of alternative health care professions toward legitimation. The variables of public acceptance and legal constraints on location were plotted on the model to identify particular levels of progression. The importance of this research is highlighted by impending health care reforms, the need for access to professional health services, skyrocketing biomedical costs, and the documented utilization of alternative health care in this country.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxii, 215 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05112010-020256en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112010-020256/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42625en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.B347.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 30888347en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectalternative health careen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.B347en
dc.subject.lcshAcupuncture -- Law and legislationen
dc.subject.lcshAcupuncturistsen
dc.subject.lcshChiropractic -- Law and legislationen
dc.subject.lcshChiropractorsen
dc.subject.lcshHomeopathic physiciansen
dc.subject.lcshHomeopathy -- Law and legislationen
dc.subject.lcshMedical offices -- Locationen
dc.titleAlternative health care in the 1990's: the influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of acupuncturists, chiropractors, and homeopathsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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