Chest pain and the role of somatic dysfunction

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 347-355

  Wax, Craig M ^a,b   Abend, David S ^b   Pearson, Robert H ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Manipulation; Nerve facilitation; Osteopathic manipulative medicine; Osteopathic manipulative treatment; Somatic dysfunction; Thoracic cage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 1842688908     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.6.347     Document Type: Article

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