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Reference Texts
The NBCE uses reference texts that are generally employed by the chiropractic colleges. These lists of references are presented to assist individuals in preparing for NBCE examinations; however, study of the references will not guarantee that an individual will pass NBCE examinations. Moreover, these lists are not comprehensive and do not imply that references not included on a list are inappropriate or of lesser value or quality than references that are included.
Reference texts vary for each of the NBCE written examinations.
Part I: Reference Texts
Printable Part I Reference Texts
General Anatomy
Agur, A. M. R., & Lee, M. J. (1999). Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Drake, R. L., Vogl, W., & Mitchell, A. W. M. (2004). Gray’s Anatomy for Students. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Junqueira, L. C., & Carneiro, J. (2005). Basic Histology (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Moore, K. L., & Dalley, A. F. (2009). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Moore, K. L., & Persaud, T. V. N. (2008). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Sadler, T. W. (2009). Langman’s Medical Embryology (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Standring, S. (Ed.). (2005). Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (39th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Spinal Anatomy
Bogduk, N. (2005). Clinical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine and Sacrum (4th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Cramer, G. D., & Darby, S. A. (2005). Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord and ANS (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Greenburg, D., Aminoff, M. J., & Simon, R. P. (2002). Clinical Neurology (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Junqueira, L. C., & Carneiro, J. (2005). Basic Histology (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Kiernan, J. A. (1998). Barr’s The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Moore, K. L., & Persaud, T. V. N. (2008). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Nolte, J. (2002). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Snell, R. S. (2006). Clinical Neuroanatomy (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Standring, S. (Ed.). (2005). Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (39th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Waxman, S. (2003). Clinical Neuroanatomy (25th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Physiology
Berne, R. M., Levy, M. N., Koeppen, B. M., & Stanton, B. A. (Eds.). (2004). Physiology (5th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Ganong, W. F. (2003). Review of Medical Physiology (21st ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Guyton, A. C., & Hall, J. E. (2005). Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I. , & Katch, V. L. (2001). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Chemistry
Devlin, T. M. (Ed.). (2002). Textbook of Biochemistry (5th ed.). New York: Wiley-Liss.
Mahan, L. K., & Escott-Stump, S. (Eds.). (2004). Krause’s Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Murray, R. K., Mayes, P. A., Granner, D. K., & Rodwell, V. W. (2003). Harper’s Biochemistry (26th ed.). Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Nelson, D. L., & Cox, M. M. (2008). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (5th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.
Williams, S. R. (2001). Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy (11th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Pathology
Chandrasoma, P., & Taylor, C. R. (1998). Concise Pathology (3rd ed.). Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., & Fausto, N. (2004). Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th ed.). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.
Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Fausto, N., & Mitchell, R. N. (2007). Robbins Basic Pathology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Rubin, E., & Reisner, H. M. (2009). Essentials of Rubin’s Pathology (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Microbiology and Public Health
Bauman, R. W. (2007). Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc.
Bauman, R. W. (2009). Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc.
Brooks, G. F., Carroll, K. C., Butel, J. S., & Morse, S. A. (2007). Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology (24th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Kindt, T. J., Goldsby, R. A., & Osborne, B. A. (2007). Kuby Immunology (6th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.
Levinson, W. (2008). Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
McKenzie, J. F., Pinger, R. R., & Kotecki, J. E. (2008). An Introduction to Community Health (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Pommerville, J. C. (2007). Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology (8th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Sompayrac, L. (2008). How the Immune System Works (3rd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Talaro, K. P., & Talaro, A. (2008). Foundations in Microbiology: Basic Principles (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2000). Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.
Wagner, E. K., Hewlett, M. J., Bloom, D. C., & Camerini, D. (2008). Basic Virology (3rd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Part II: Reference Texts
Printable Part II Reference Texts
- General Diagnosis
- Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Principles of Chiropractic
- Chiropractic Practice
- Associated Clinical Sciences
General Diagnosis
Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
Bickley, L. S., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Coulehan, J. L., & Block, M. R. (2001). The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
DeGowin, R. L. (2004). DeGowin & DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Fauci, A. S., Braunwald, E., Kasper, D. L., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., et al. (Eds.). (2008). Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (17th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
McPhee, S., & Papadakis, M. (2009). Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 (48th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Pagana, K. D., & Pagana, T. J. (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Seidel, H. M., Ball, J., Dains, J., & Benedict, G. W. (2006). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis
Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
Cipriano, J. J. (2003). Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cramer, G. D., & Darby, S. A. (2005). Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord and ANS (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Evans, R. C. (2009). Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Foreman, S. M., & Croft, A. C. (2002). Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Greenburg, D., Aminoff, M. J., & Simon, R. R. (2002). Clinical Neurology (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Hauser, S. L. (Ed.). (2006). Harrison’s Neurology in Clinical Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Hoppenfeld, S. (1977). Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
Hoppenfeld, S. (1976). Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Magee, D. J. (2008). Orthopedic Physical Assessment (5th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A., III. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Skinner, H. (Ed.). (2000). Current Diagnosis & Treatment In Orthopedics (2nd ed.). Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Waxman, S. (2003). Clinical Neuroanatomy (25th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Diagnostic Imaging
Bushong, S. C. (2001). Radiologic Science for Technologists: Physics, Biology, and Protection (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Guebert, G. M., Pirtle, O., & Yochum, T. (1995). Essentials of Diagnostic Imaging. St. Louis: Mosby.
Marchiori, D. (2004). Clinical Imaging: With Skeletal, Chest and Abdomen Pattern Differentials (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Taylor, J. A. M., & Resnick, D. (2000). Skeletal Imaging: Atlas of the Spine and Extremities.Philadelphia: Saunders.
Yochum, T. R., & Rowe, L. J. (2005). Essentials of Skeletal Radiology (Vols. 1-2) (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Principles of Chiropractic
Gatterman, M. I. (Ed.). (2005). Foundations of Chiropractic: Subluxation (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Leach, R. A. (2003). The Chiropractic Theories: A Textbook of Scientific Research (4th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A., III. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Redwood, D., & Cleveland, C., III (2003). Fundamentals of Chiropractic. St. Louis: Mosby.
White, A. A., III, & Panjabi, M. M. (1990). Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
Chiropractic Practice
Anrig, C., & Plaugher, G. (Eds.). (1998). Pediatric Chiropractic. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Campbell, L., Ladenheim, C., Sherman, R., & Sportelli, L. (1990). Risk Management in Chiropractic. Fincastle, VA: Health Services Publications, Ltd.
Cox, J. M. (1999). Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment (6th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Foreman, S. M., & Croft, A. C. (2002). Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Gatterman, M. I. (2004). Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Haldeman, S. (Ed.). (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Kirkaldy-Willis, W. H., & Bernard, T. N., Jr. (1999). Managing Low Back Pain (4th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Liebensen, C. (Ed.). (2006). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Peterson, D. H., & Bergman, T. F. (2002). Chiropractic Technique (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Simons, D. C., Travell, J. C., & Simons, L. S. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual / Vol. 1: The Upper Half of the Body (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Souza, T. A. (2008). Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Travell, J. C., & Simons, D. C. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual / Vol. 2: The Lower Extremities. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Associated Clinical Sciences
American National Red Cross (2001). First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Beers, M. H., & Berkow, R. (Eds.). (2000). The Merck Manual of Geriatrics (3rd ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
Bougie, J. D., & Morgenthal, A. P. (2001). The Aging Body: Conservative Management of Common Neuromusculoskeletal Conditions. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Browner, B., Jacobs, L., & Pollak, A. (1999). Emergency Care and Transportation for the Sick and Injured (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Campbell, L., Ladenheim, C., Sherman, R., & Sportelli, L. (1990). Risk Management in Chiropractic. Fincastle, VA: Health Services Publications, Ltd.
Damon, W., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.). (2008). Child and Adolescent Development: An Advanced Course. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Davies, N. J. (2000). Chiropractic Pediatrics: A Clinical Handbook. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
DeCherney, A. H, Nathan, L., Goodwin, T. M., & Laufer, N. (Eds.). (2007). Current Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Gleberzon, B. J. (Ed.). (2001). Chiropractic Care of the Older Patient. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Habif, T. P. (2003). Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Hay, W. W., Jr., Levin, M. J., Sondheimer, J. M., & Deterding, R. R. (2007). Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics (18th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Rettl, C. (2003). Poisoning & Drug Overdose (4th ed.). East Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange.
Sanfilippo, J. S., & Robinson, C. L. (Eds.). (2002). The Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Professionals. New York: Parthenon Publishing Group.
Scott, R. (2000). Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care (2nd ed.). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
Tarazi, F. I., & Schetz, J. A. (Eds.). (2005). Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: From Bench to Bedside. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
Task Force on DSM-IV. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
Timiras, P. S. (2007). Psychological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics (4th ed.). New York: Informa Healthcare.
Part III: Reference Texts
Printable Part III Reference Texts
Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L., & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
Bickley, L. S., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cipriano, J. J. (2003). Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cox, J. M. (1999). Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment (6th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Evans, R. C. (2009). Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Fauci, A. S., Braunwald, E., Kasper, D. L., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., et al. (Eds.). (2008). Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine (17th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Foreman, S. M., & Croft, A. C. (2002). Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Gatterman, M. (2004). Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Haldeman, S. (Ed.). (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Hoppenfeld, S. (1977). Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
Hoppenfeld, S. (1976). Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Jaskoviak, P., & Schafer, R. (1993). Applied Physiotherapy: Practical Clinical Applications with Emphasis on the Management of Pain and Related Symptoms (2nd ed.). Arlington, VA: American Chiropractic Association.
Kirkaldy-Willis, W., & Bernard, T. (1999). Managing Low Back Pain (4th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Liebensen, C. (Ed.). (2006). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Magee, D. J. (2008). Orthopedic Physical Assessment (5th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.
Marchiori, D. (2004). Clinical Imaging: With Skeletal, Chest and Abdomen Pattern Differentials (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I. , & Katch, V. L. (2001). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
McPhee, S., & Papadakis, M. (2009). Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2009 (48th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A., III. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Peterson, D. H., & Bergman, T. F. (2002). Chiropractic Technique (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Scott, R. (2000). Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care (2nd ed.). Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
Seidel, H. M., Ball, J., Dains, J., & Benedict, G. W. (2006). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Simons, D. C., Travell, J. C., & Simons, L. S. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual / Vol. 1: The Upper Half of the Body (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Souza, T. A. (2008). Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Travell, J. C., & Simons, D. C. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual / Vol. 2: The Lower Extremities. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
White, A. A., III, & Panjabi, M. M. (1990). Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
Yochum, T. R., & Rowe, L. J. (2005). Essentials of Skeletal Radiology (Vols. 1-2) (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Physiotherapy: Reference Texts
Printable Physiotherapy Reference Texts
Behrens, B. J., & Michlovitz, S. L. (2006). Physical Agents: Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
Belanger, A. (2003). Evidence-based Guide to Therapeutic Physical Agents. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Brotzman, S. B., & Wilk, K. E. (2003). Clinical Orthopedic Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.
Cameron, M. H. (2003). Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Hecox, B., Mehreteab, T. A., Weisberg, J., & Sanko, J. (2006). Integrating Physical Agents in Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Hooper, P. D. (1996). Physical Modalities: A Primer for Chiropractic. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Jaskoviak, P., & Schafer, R. (1993). Applied Physiotherapy: Practical Clinical Applications with Emphasis on the Management of Pain and Related Symptoms (2nd ed.). Arlington, VA: American Chiropractic Association.
Kendall, F. P., McCreary, E. K., Provance, P. G., Rodgers, M. M., & Romani, W. A. (2005). Muscles, Testing and Function with Posture and Pain (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Kisner, C., & Colby, L. A. (2007). Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (5th ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
Liebenson, C. (2007). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I. , & Katch, V. L. (2001). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Michlovitz, S. L. , & Nolan, T. P., Jr. (Eds.). (2005). Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
Starkey, C. (2004). Therapeutic Modalities (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
Acupuncture: Reference Texts *
Printable Acupuncture Reference Texts
Maciocia, G. (2008). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (2nd ed.). (Chapters 1 through 3; Chapters 5 through 18; Chapters 50 through 68) New York: Churchill Livingstone.
National Acupuncture Foundation (2003). Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists: Guidelines and Standards for the Clean and Safe Practice of Acupuncture (5th ed.). Gig Harbor, WA: National Acupuncture Foundation.
Oleson, T. (2003). Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture (3rd ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
Xinnong, C. (Ed.). (1999-2004). Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Revised Edition. (Chapters 1 and 2; Sections I and II of Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Sections I, II, and III of Chapter 5; Chapters 6 through 11; Sections I, II and III of Chapter 14; Chapters 15 and 16; and Supplementary Section on Ear Acupuncture Therapy.) Beijing: Foreign Language Press. (Original work published 1987.)
* The listed chapters in the Maciocia and Xinnong texts include content usually covered by the typical curriculum for a 100-hour acupuncture course for chiropractors. However, the chapter references are to be understood as areas of emphasis. Some courses and the NBCE examination may cover content from other chapters.
