A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.

Côté P, Bussières A, Cassidy JD, Hartvigsen J, Kawchuk GN, Leboeuf-Yde C, Mior S, Schneider M, 140 signatories# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function

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DOI: 10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x
Published: 2020 May 4
Container: Chiropractic & manual therapies
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x,
  title = {A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.},
  author = {Côté P and Bussières A and Cassidy JD and Hartvigsen J and Kawchuk GN and Leboeuf-Yde C and Mior S and Schneider M and 140 signatories\# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Chiropractic \& manual therapies},
  doi = {10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x}
}

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AU  - Côté P
AU  - Bussières A
AU  - Cassidy JD
AU  - Hartvigsen J
AU  - Kawchuk GN
AU  - Leboeuf-Yde C
AU  - Mior S
AU  - Schneider M
AU  - 140 signatories# call for an end to pseudoscientific claims on the effect of chiropractic care on immune function
PY  - 2020
JO  - Chiropractic & manual therapies
DO  - 10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x
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P, C., A, B., JD, C., J, H., GN, K., C, L., S, M., M, S., & function, 1. S. C. F. A. E. T. P. C. O. T. E. O. C. C. O. I. (2020). A united statement of the global chiropractic research community against the pseudoscientific claim that chiropractic care boosts immunity.. Chiropractic & manual therapies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00312-x

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