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Five-Week Outcomes From a Dosing Trial of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain

Karen J. Sherman, Andrea J. Cook, Robert D. Wellman, Rene J. Hawkes, Janet R. Kahn, Richard A. Deyo and Daniel C. Cherkin
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2014, 12 (2) 112-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1602
Karen J. Sherman
1Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
2Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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  • For correspondence: sherman.k@ghc.org
Andrea J. Cook
1Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
3Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Robert D. Wellman
1Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Rene J. Hawkes
1Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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Janet R. Kahn
4Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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Richard A. Deyo
5Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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Daniel C. Cherkin
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6Departments of Family Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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vol. 12 no. 2 112-120
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1602
PubMed 
24615306

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 14, 2013
  • Revision received August 8, 2013
  • Accepted for publication September 10, 2013
  • Published online March 10, 2014.

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  1. Karen J. Sherman, PhD, MPH1,2⇑,
  2. Andrea J. Cook, PhD1,3,
  3. Robert D. Wellman, MS1,
  4. Rene J. Hawkes, BS1,
  5. Janet R. Kahn, PhD4,
  6. Richard A. Deyo, MD, MPH5 and
  7. Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD1,6
  1. 1Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
  2. 2Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  3. 3Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  4. 4Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
  5. 5Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
  6. 6Departments of Family Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Karen J. Sherman, PhD, MPH, Group Health Research Institute, 1730 Minor Ave, Ste 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, sherman.k{at}ghc.org

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The Annals of Family Medicine Mar 2014, 12 (2) 112-120; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1602

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