Conflict of Interest Policies Among Institutions and Organizations Offering Chiropractic Continuing Education

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-308

  Funk, Matthew F ^a   Lisi, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Conflict of Interest; Continuing Education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONFLICT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; POLICY;

CHIROPRACTIC; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LICENSURE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549091617     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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