Research in OMT: What is the question and do we understand it?

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-11

  Patterson, Michael M ^a  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 33847067552     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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