Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 424-433 , July 2008

Ontario Chiropractors' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Intimate Partner Violence Among Their Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey

  • Heather M. Shearer, DC

      Affiliations

    • Research Associate, Graduate Education and Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Heather M. Shearer, DC, Research Associate, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2H 3J1
    • ,
  • Mohit Bhandari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 14 August 2007 ,Revised 18 September 2007 ,Accepted 5 October 2007.

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PII: S0161-4754(08)00177-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.06.011

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 424-433 , July 2008

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