Selecting an appropriate placebo for a trial of spinal manipulative therapy

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-138

  Hancock, Mark J ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a   McAuley, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Manipulation; Placebo effect; Spinal

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33745676519     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(06)70049-6     Document Type: Article

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