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TABLE 1
Database sources
| Database | Search terms | Time frame | Number of files retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | Chiropractic or spinal manipulation (limiting age from birth to 18 years) | 1966–2003 | 301 |
| CINAHL | Chiropractic or spinal manipulation, and infant newborn or infant or child or adolescent | 1982–2003 | 421 |
| MANTIS | Chiropractic or spinal manipulation, and infant newborn or infant or child or adolescent | 1800–2003 | 646 |
| ICL | Manipulation and pediatric or child or infant or newborn or adolescent | 1985–2003 | 258 |
| Cochrane Library | Manipulation and pediatric | 2003 Issue 4 | |
| CDSR | 27 | ||
| CENTRAL | 19 | ||
| CCOHTA | Manipulation | all | 2 |
| AHRQ | Pediatric and manipulation | all | 25 |
| Manual searching | 32 |
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