Consent or submission? The practice of consent within UK chiropractic

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-24

  Langworthy, Jennifer M ^a   Le Fleming, Christine ^b  

^a ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

^b Thatcham Chiropractic Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Ethics; Informed Consent; Malpractice; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 13944258036     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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