The stroke issue: Paucity of valid data, plethora of unsubstantiated conjecture

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 368-372

  Chestnut, James L ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CERVICAL SPINE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NECK PAIN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

BASILAR ARTERY; CAUSALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 2942523123     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.04.011     Document Type: Note

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