A systematic review of systematic reviews of spinal manipulation

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 192-196

  Ernst, E ^a   Canter, P H ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; DATA BASE; DIZZINESS; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LITERATURE; PAIN; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIZZINESS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PAIN; REVIEW LITERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646076220     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.4.192     Document Type: Review

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