Chiropractic Clinical Research: Progress and Recommendations

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 695-706

  Haas, Mitchell ^a   Bronfort, Gert ^b   Evans, Roni L ^b  

^a Western States Chiropractic College   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Outcomes Research; Randomized Clinical Trials; Scientific Research

Indexed keywords

CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NECK PAIN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED STATES;

CHIROPRACTIC; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; RESEARCH; SPINAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147125514     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.09.005     Document Type: Review

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