The Effect of Neck Pain and Headaches on the Academic Performance of College Students

JNMS - Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 118-123

  Rose, Kevin A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; College student; Headache; Neck pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346742258     PISSN: 10678239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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