Chiropractic care: Attempting a risk-benefit analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1603-1604

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036787446     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1603     Document Type: Article

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