Spinal manipulation for dysmenorrhoea

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Proctor, Michelle ^a   Hing, Wayne ^b   Johnson, Trina C ^c   Murphy, Patricia A ^d   Brown, Julie ^e  

^a Psychological Service   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c Physiotherapy Center   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 85083889187     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002119.pub3     Document Type: Review

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