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Chiropractors disciplined by a state chiropractic board and a comparison with disciplined medical physicians.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15389179     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine categories of offense, experience, and gender of disciplined doctors of chiropractic (DC) in California and compare them with disciplined medical physicians in California. METHODS: Retrospective reviews of publicly available data from the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners. RESULTS: The DC disciplinary categories, in descending order, were fraud (44%), sexual boundary issues (22%), other offenses (13%), abuse of alcohol or drugs (10%), negligence or incompetence (6%), poor supervision (2%), and mental impairment (.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The professions differ in the major reasons for disciplinary actions. Two thirds (67%) of the doctors of chiropractic were disciplined for fraud and sexual boundary issues, compared with 59% for negligence and substance misuse for medical physicians. Additional study in each profession may reveal methods to identify causes and possible intervention for those who are at high risk.
Authors:
Stephen M Foreman; Michael J Stahl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1532-6586     ISO Abbreviation:  J Manipulative Physiol Ther     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-09-24     Completed Date:  2005-11-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7807107     Medline TA:  J Manipulative Physiol Ther     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  472-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Natural Sciences Department, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif, USA. smfdoc@sbcglobal.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
California
Chiropractic*
Employee Discipline*
Female
Humans
Male
Physicians*
Retrospective Studies
Specialty Boards
United States

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