Spinal manipulative therapy is an independent risk factor for vertebral artery dissection

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1424-1428

  Smith, Wade S ^a   Johnston, S C ^a   Skalabrin, E J ^b   Weaver, M ^c   Azari, P ^d   Albers, G W ^e   Gress, D R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d St George's University School of Medicine   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Lynchburg General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTERY DISSECTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0037650968     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000063305.61050.E6     Document Type: Review

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