Canadian Chiropractors' Perception of Educational Preparation to Counsel Patients on Immunization

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 643-650

  Injeyan, H Stephen ^a   Russell, Margaret L ^b   Verhoef, Marja J ^b   Mutasingwa, Donatus ^c  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Doctoral Candidate   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Complementary Therapies; Continuing Education; Cross sectional Studies; Education; Immunization; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; CHIROPRACTIC; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VACCINATION;

EID: 33749435602     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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