Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 124-132 , February 2004

Spontaneous cervical artery dissections and implications for homocysteine

Received 13 August 2002 ,Revised 24 September 2002

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☆ J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2004;27:124-32.

PII: S0161-4754(03)00231-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2003.12.009

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 124-132 , February 2004

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