The effectiveness of manual therapy for neck pain: a systematic review of the literature

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-267

  Macaulay, Jessica ^a   Cameron, Melainie ^a   Vaughan, Brett ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

MANUAL THERAPY; MECHANICAL NECK PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874120916     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X223038     Document Type: Article

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