PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE VERSUS DOGMATISM IN THE PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities

Volumn 8, Issue , 1998, Pages 55-66

  SEAMAN, DAVID ^a  

^a NutrAnalysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CHIROPRACTOR; DOGMATISM; EPISTEMOLOGY; ESTHETICS; ETHICS; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; METAPHYSICS; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCIENCE; SELF EXAMINATION;

EID: 0038694130     PISSN: 15563499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1556-3499(13)60111-4     Document Type: Article

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