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. 2017 Nov 2:25:30.
doi: 10.1186/s12998-017-0163-x. eCollection 2017.

What is chiropractic?

Jan Hartvigsen  1   2 , Simon French  3   4
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What is chiropractic?

Jan Hartvigsen et al. Chiropr Man Therap. .

Abstract

While in some jurisdictions chiropractic is fully integrated in public and insurance funded health care systems, in others it is outside and considered as complementary or alternative health care. There is a paucity of data and rigorous scientific studies regarding most aspects of chiropractic practice although research activity has been increasing in recent years. We call for papers for a thematic series in Chiropractic and Manual Therapies that can help define chiropractic better to stakeholders inside and outside the profession under the theme What is Chiropractic?

Keywords: Chiropractic; Editorial; Health policy.

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Both authors approved the manuscript before submission.

Competing interests

Jan Hartvigsen is member of the Editorial Board of Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. Simon French is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chiropractic and Manual Therapies.

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