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Table 4 Specific usage of the term subluxation in United States chiropractic degree program

From: The prevalence of the term subluxation in chiropractic degree program curricula throughout the world

Chiropractic Program

Number in course titles

Number in technique course descriptions

Number in principles and practice descriptions

Number in other course descriptions

Cleveland Chiropractic College

0 (0)a

3 (2)

2 (2)

0

D’Youville College

0 (0)

6 (2)

1 (0)

0

Keiser University

0 (N/A)

0 (N/A)

1 (N/A)

0 (N/A)

Life Chiropractic College West

1 (1)

6 (5)

3 (1)

0

Life University

1 (1)

11 (14)

2 (1)

11

Logan University

0 (0)

2 (2)

3 (3)

0

National University of Health Sciences

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

New York Chiropractic College

0 (0)

2 (1)

2 (2)

0

Northwestern Health Sciences University

0 (0)

4 (1)

1 (0)

0

Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport)

1 (0)

4 (4)

2 (2)

2

Palmer College of Chiropractic (Florida)

2 (4)

9 (2)

2 (0)

3

Palmer College of Chiropractic (West)

0 (0)

2 (2)

2 (3)

0

Parker University

1 (0)

7 (4)

1 (1)

1

Sherman College of Chiropractic

2 (1)

9 (6)

2 (1)

4

Southern California University of Health Sciences

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0

Texas Chiropractic College

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0

University of Bridgeport

0 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

0

University of Western States

0 (0)

4 (3)

1 (2)

0

Means

0.44 (0.47)

3.83 (2.82)

1.50 (1.23)

1.16

  1. a Data in parentheses are from Mirtz and Perle (2011)