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Call for Abstracts Announced - Parker Las Vegas 2016

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Parker Seminars' Las Vegas event will feature a scientific exposition in January 2016 themed "Advancing the Clinical Chiropractor." The deadline for abstract submission is Nov. 1, 2015, with peer review and notification of winners completed by Dec. 1. Submission criteria include:

"Submissions should be original empirical scientific research in any area (basic, translational and clinical sciences, education, health service research, etc.) that advances the chiropractic profession. This may include the author's recently presented or published work. The abstract is limited to 250 words (with no appendices: figures or tables) and structured with sections on purpose, methods, results, discussion / conclusion."

Email Associate Professor / Director of Research Harrison T. Ndetan, MSc, MPH, DrPH at hndetan@parker.edu to learn more, or submit an abstract for consideration online by clicking here. The top three abstracts receive cash awards of $2,500, $1,000 and $500, respectively.

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