Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , March 2010

Intraexaminer comparison of applied kinesiology manual muscle testing of varying durations: a pilot study

  • Katharine M. Conable, DC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Chiropractic Division, Logan College of Chiropractic, 608 No. McKnight Rd, St Louis, MO 63132. Tel.: +1 314 991 5655; fax: +1 314 991 4872.

Received 3 July 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 October 2009.

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PII: S1556-3707(10)00006-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2009.12.005

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , March 2010

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