Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 156-161 , February 2006

Immunization and the Chiropractor-Patient Interaction: A Western Canadian Study

  • Stacey A. Page, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Office of Medical Bioethics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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  • Margaret L. Russell, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: M. Russell, MD, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, Canada T2N 4N1.
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  • Marja J. Verhoef, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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  • H. Stephen Injeyan, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada

Received 18 February 2005 ,Revised 11 July 2005

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 Sources of support: funding was provided by the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation

PII: S0161-4754(05)00374-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.12.005

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 156-161 , February 2006

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