Chiropractic Practice in the Danish Public Health Care Sector: A Reflection and Clarification of Context, Terms of Usage, and Selected Design Considerations for a Planned Qualitative Investigation
Received 20 April 2009; received in revised form 18 August 2009; accepted 20 August 2009.
Abstract
This commentary offers preliminary considerations around a phenomenological investigation of chiropractic services in a Danish public sector setting. In this narrative description, the main venue for chiropractic public (secondary) sector practice in the Danish context is briefly described and defined. Furthermore, a contextually relevant definition of an integral health care service is presented; and the professional importance for chiropractic in providing such services is also discussed. Finally, salient questions requiring empirical investigation in this context are posed; and selected issues around a qualitative research design approach are considered.
Assistant Professor, Institute of Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
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