Atypical suboccipital vertebral artery blood flow in healthy subjects: Case studies using real-time ultrasound

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-240

  Mitchell, Jeanette ^a,b   Kramschuster, Kristin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Ivinson Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; ROTATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HISTOLOGY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649158051     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980902776647     Document Type: Article

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