SafetyNET: An interdisciplinary research program to support a safety culture for spinal manipulation therapy

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 473-477

  Vohra, Sunita ^a   Kawchuk, Greg N ^a   Boon, Heather ^b   Caulfield, Timothy ^a   Pohlman, Katherine A ^a   O'Beirne, Maeve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Chiropractic; Physiotherapist; Safety; Spinal manipulation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LAW SUIT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84926420340     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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