Content validity of manual spinal palpatory exams - A systematic review
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Content validity of manual spinal palpatory exams - A systematic review
BACKGROUND Many health care professionals use spinal palpatory exams as a primary and well-accepted part of the evaluation of spinal pathology. However, few studies have explored the validity of spinal palpatory exams. To evaluate the status of the current scientific evidence, we conducted a systematic review to assess the content validity of spinal palpatory tests used to identify spinal neuro...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-3-1