Use of inappropriate titles by New Zealand practitioners of acupuncture, chiropractic, and osteopathy

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1278, 2008, Pages 15-20

  Gilbey, Andrew ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEW ZEALAND; NOMENCLATURE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; STATISTICS;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NAMES; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE;

EID: 49849088689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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