Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24 , January 2008

Developing Integrative Primary Healthcare Delivery: Adding a Chiropractor to the Team

  • Michael J. Garner, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Carlington Community and Health Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: 900 Merivale Rd, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1Z 5Z8
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  • Michael Birmingham, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Carlington Community and Health Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Peter Aker, MSc, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Tweed, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Moher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chalmers Research Group, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Departments of Pediatrics, and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jeff Balon, DC, MD

      Affiliations

    • Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corporate Practice AIM Health Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Dirk Keenan, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Pran Manga, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S1550-8307(07)00412-0

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.10.003

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24 , January 2008

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