Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 341-346 , June 2006

The 2005 Conference on the Biology of Manual Therapies

  • Partap S. Khalsa, DC, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Program Officer, Division of Extramural and Research Training, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Partap S. Khalsa, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20892-5474.
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  • Astrid Eberhart

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Director, International Relations, Institute of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada
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  • Alyssa Cotler, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Communications Specialist, Office of Communication and Public Liaison, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
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  • Richard Nahin, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination and Outreach, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md

Received 21 March 2006

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PII: S0161-4754(06)00081-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.04.002

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 341-346 , June 2006

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