Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 330-337 , June 2003

User’s guide to the chiropractic literature-IA: how to use an article about therapy

  • Jason W Busse, DC

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C3, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5 Canada
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  • Gordon H Guyatt, MD

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C3, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5 Canada
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  • Mohit Bhandari, MD

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C3, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5 Canada
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  • J.David Cassidy, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1200 Main Street West, Room 2C3, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5 Canada

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doi: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00012-5

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 330-337 , June 2003

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