Does osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) improves outcomes in patients who develop postoperative ileus: A retrospective chart review

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Crow, W Thomas ^a   Gorodinsky, Lilia ^a  

^a FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Cost effective; Ileus; Manipulation; Osteopathic medicine; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349093554     PISSN: 17460689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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