Post-manipulative stroke: A study of two cases

British Journal of Chiropractic (United Kingdom)

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Osborne, Neil ^a   Thiel, Haymo ^a   Kusiar, William ^b  

^a ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Chiropractic; Manipulation; Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751426268     PISSN: 14662108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-2108(00)80054-6     Document Type: Article

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