Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to specific diversified adjustments to chiropractic vertebral subluxations of the cervical and thoracic spine

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Welch, Arlene ^a   Boone, Ralph ^a  

^a Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Chiropractic; chiropractic; Heart rate; Manipulation; spinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849109812     PISSN: 15563707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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