J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1988 Jun; 11(3): 165-76.

Self-care: chiropractic student's perspective.

Jamison JR.

Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Phillip Institute of Technology, Victoria, Australia.

Chiropractors, like other primary contact practitioners, function at the consumer-health care system interface. It is at this level of health care that consumer trends are manifest. Consumers are currently expressing increased interest in self-care. This paper assesses the attitudes and beliefs of senior chiropractic students to self-care; particularly insofar as these are perceived to impact on chiropractic clinical care.