Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 118-122 , February 2000

Economic case for the integration of chiropractic services into the health care system

Received 29 June 1999

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☆ Submit reprint requests to: Pran Manga, PhD, Director, Masters Program in Health Administration, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.

PII: S0161-4754(00)90080-0

doi: 10.1016/S0161-4754(00)90080-0

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 118-122 , February 2000

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