Chiropractic treatment as a primary care intervention for better musculoskeletal health in the aging population in the United Kingdom: An opinion and positioning paper

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 APR, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hunnisett, Adrian ^a   Cunliffe, Christina ^a  

^a McTimoney College of Chiropractic   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866359417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00087     Document Type: Article

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