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Lawton W. Howell

Lawton W. Howell is the founder and chief executive officer of WellnessOne Corporation, a chiropractic alliance marketing group based in Las Vegas. Direct questions and comments regarding this article to 877 WELNES1 (toll free), send an e-mail to ceo@wellnessone.net, or visit www.growmypractice.wellnessone.net."

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