Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 378-384 , July 2001

Reducing the personal risk of perceived disease: The chiropractic patients' self-care endeavor

Received 19 April 2000 ,Revised 19 May 2000

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☆ Supported by the Australian Spinal Research Foundation, Queensland, Australia.

☆☆ Submit reprint requests to: Jennifer R. Jamison, MBBCh, PhD, EdD, Professor of Diagnostic Sciences, Department of Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Complementary Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, RMIT, Bundoora Campus, Plenty Road, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.

PII: S0161-4754(01)25003-9

doi: 10.1067/mmt.2001.116418

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 378-384 , July 2001

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