Chiropractic legal challenges to the physical therapy scope of practice: Anybody else taking the ethical high ground?

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-80

  Huijbregts, Peter A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUBLUXATION;

EID: 34547481823     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698107790819909     Document Type: Editorial

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