Natural evolution of late whiplash syndrome outside the medicolegal context

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9010, 1996, Pages 1207-1211

  Schrader, Harald ^a   Obelieniene, Diana ^b   Bovim, Gunnar ^a   Surkiene, Danguole ^b   Mickeviciene, Dalia ^b   Miseviciene, Irena ^b   Sand, Trond ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; USSR; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0029925058     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90733-3     Document Type: Article

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