Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 299-305 , June 2004

Recruitment and Accrual of Women in a Placebo-Controlled Clinical Pilot Study on Manual Therapy

  • Jerrilyn A Cambron, DC, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationJerrilyn A. Cambron, DC, MPH, National University of Health Sciences, Research Department, 200 E Roosevelt Rd, Lombard, IL 60148
    • Research Department, National University of Health Sciences, Lombard, Ill, USA
  • Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Researcher, Parker Research Institute, Dallas, Tex, USA
  • Roni Evans, DC

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, Minn, USA
  • Cynthia R Long, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa, USA

Received 3 February 2003 ,Revised 21 March 2003

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☆ This publication was made possible by Grant Number U01 AT001 70 from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additional funding was provided by the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company (NCMIC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCCAM, NIH, or NCMIC.

PII: S0161-4754(04)00046-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.04.003

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 299-305 , June 2004

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