An epidemiological examination of the subluxation construct using Hill's criteria of causation

Timothy A. Mirtz1, Lon Morgan2, Lawrence H. Wyatt3, Leon Greene4
1University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, USA
2Retired, Meridian, Idaho, USA
3Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena, Texas, USA
4University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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