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Chiropractic

"Chiropractic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An occupational discipline founded by D.D. Palmer in the 1890's based on the relationship of the spine to health and disease. The spine is analyzed by X-rays and palpation, and vertebrae are adjusted manually to relieve pressures on the spinal cord. OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE was originally similar but has become more like FAMILY PRACTICE.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chiropractic" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Chiropractic" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 18 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2002
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