Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 44-46 , December 2009

Beneficence and the professional's moral imperative

  • Frank Stuart Kinsinger, DC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCanadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie Street, Toronto, ON, M2H 3J1, Canada. Tel.: 416 482 2340; fax: 416 488 0470.

Received 23 September 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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PII: S1556-3499(10)00007-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echu.2010.02.006

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 44-46 , December 2009