Possible adverse events in children treated by manual therapy: A review

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Humphreys, B Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DICLOFENAC;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHIROPRACTIC; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77952854687     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-18-12     Document Type: Review

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