Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 9 , Pages 547-553 , November 2004

Dose Response for Chiropractic Care of Chronic Cervicogenic Headache and Associated Neck Pain: A Randomized Pilot Study

  • Mitchell Haas, DC

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
    • Corresponding Author InformationMitchell Haas, DC, Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, 2900 NE 132nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230
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  • Elyse Groupp, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Mikel Aickin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Alisa Fairweather, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Bonnie Ganger

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcome Studies, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Michael Attwood

      Affiliations

    • National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR
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  • Cathy Cummins, DC

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Chiropractic and Clinical Sciences, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Laura Baffes, DC

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Chiropractic and Clinical Sciences, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR

Received 5 June 2003 ,Revised 9 September 2003

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 Funded by a grant from The Oregon Craniofacial Complementary and Alternative Medicine Center, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/National Institutes of Health (under P50 AT00076).

PII: S0161-4754(04)00239-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.10.007

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 9 , Pages 547-553 , November 2004

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