Chiropractic manipulation for non-spinal pain - A systematic review

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1179, 2003, Pages

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLIC; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DYSMENORRHEA; EMBASE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN;

HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0141940241     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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