Physical injury assessment of male versus female chiropractic students when learning and performing various adjustive techniques: A preliminary investigate study

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bisiacchi, Debra W ^a   Huber, Laura L ^a  

^a Life University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER INJURY; SPINE INJURY; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 33748675088     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-17     Document Type: Article

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