Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 32-43 , December 2009

Self-regulation in a small professional group is an important step toward professionalization: the Chiropractic Association in Singapore

  • Anna Maria S. Jorgensen, PhD, MBA, MSc, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practitioner, Dubai
    • ,
  • Lorraine A. Sheppard, PhD, MBA, BAppSc (Physio)

      Affiliations

    • Professor, University of South Australia and James Cook University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8302 2424; fax: +61 8 8202 2766.

Received 16 November 2008 ,Revised 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 1 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.echu.2010.02.010

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 32-43 , December 2009

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