Developmental Issues in Chiropractic: A South African Practitioner and Patient Perspective

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-214

  Myburgh, Corrie ^a   Mouton, Johan ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Qualitative Research; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHIROPRACTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34047221848     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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