Adverse events in the manipulation of pediatric patients: Flaws in a systematic review [19]

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1261-1264

  Rosner, Anthony ^a  

^a Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERY DISSECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHIROPRACTIC; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENINGITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; RISK; SPINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHILD; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 34249879626     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0124     Document Type: Letter

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