Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 12 , Pages 1791-1795 , December 2009

Spinal manipulation for asthma: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials

  • E. Ernst

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Received 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.06.017

Respiratory Medicine
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