High rates of psychosocial complications after road traffic injuries

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 539-543

  Andersson, Anna Lena ^a   Bunketorp, Olle ^b   Allebeck, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031419540     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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