Hyperextension soft tissue injuries of the cervical spine - A review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Johnson, Graham ^a,b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

BED REST; CERVICAL SPINE; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAW SUIT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0030066617     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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