PulStar differential compliance spinal instrument: A randomized interexaminer and intraexaminer reliability study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 493-501

  Leach, Robert A ^b   Parker, Patrick L ^a   Veal, Paul S ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 80121 ^*

Author keywords

Chiropractic; New Technology Assessment; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PULSTAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPLIANCE SPINAL INSTRUMENT; RELIABILITY; SPINE;

EID: 0142200877     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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