Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 369-377 , July 2001

Chronic pediatric asthma and chiropractic spinal manipulation: A prospective clinical series and randomized clinical pilot study

Received 5 June 2000 ,Revised 5 September 2000

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☆ bChildren's Health Care, St Paul, Minn.

☆☆ This study was funded by the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.

★ Gert Bronfort, DC, PhD, holds the Greenawalt Research Chair, funded through an unrestricted grant from Foot Levelers, Inc.

★★ Submit reprint requests to: Gert Bronfort, DC, PhD, Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies, Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2501 West 84th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431.

♢ J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2001;24:369-77

PII: S0161-4754(01)46737-6

doi: 10.1067/mmt.2001.116417

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 369-377 , July 2001

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