The Journal of Pain
Volume 4, Issue 8 , Pages 417-421 , October 2003

Chiropractic spinal manipulation for neck pain: a systematic review

  • Edzard Ernst

      Affiliations

    • Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, Exeter, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP (Edin), Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NT, UK.

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doi: 10.1067/S1526-5900(03)00735-1

The Journal of Pain
Volume 4, Issue 8 , Pages 417-421 , October 2003

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