Economic and Resource Status of the Chiropractic Profession in Ontario, Canada: A Challenge or an Opportunity

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-114

  Mior, Silvano A ^a   Laporte, Audrey ^b  

^a CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Health Resources; Income; Manpower; Supply and Distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY;

CHIROPRACTIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 40349116224     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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