“The best osteopath is the best engineer; the best engineer is the best osteopath.”

— Andrew Taylor Still

n.d. [2009.10.146] Andrew Taylor Still Papers. Museum of Osteopathic Medicine. Kirksville, Missouri http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/atsu&CISOPTR=887&CISOBOX=1&REC=2/.

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