Chiropractic: professional controversy and public policy.
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 April 1980
GeorgeA. Silver
Citations10
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SJR score1.93
SNIP1.60
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Chiropractic: professional controversy and public policy. G A SilverCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.70.4.348 Published Online: October 07, 2011
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