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. 1995 Dec;39(4):226–230.

An annotated bibliography on single subject research design

Curtis T Rigney, Alan H Adams
PMCID: PMC2485124

Abstract

Selected citations of texts and journal literature were reviewed and annotated. The strategy of single subject research design is set out and reviewed within the annotated template.

Keywords: research, design, chiropractic, manipulation

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Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

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