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Database sources

DatabaseSearch termsTime frameNumber of files retrieved
PubMedChiropractic or spinal manipulation (limiting age from birth to 18 years)1966–2003301
CINAHLChiropractic or spinal manipulation, and infant newborn or infant or child or adolescent1982–2003421
MANTISChiropractic or spinal manipulation, and infant newborn or infant or child or adolescent1800–2003646
ICLManipulation and pediatric or child or infant or newborn or adolescent1985–2003258
Cochrane LibraryManipulation and pediatric2003 Issue 4
 CDSR27
 CENTRAL19
CCOHTAManipulationall2
AHRQPediatric and manipulationall25
Manual searching32
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality database;
CCOHTA Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment;
CDSR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews;
CENTRAL Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials;
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature;
ICL Index to Chiropractic Literature;
MANTIS Manual, Alternative, and Natural Therapy Index System