The effect of socio-demographic and crash-related factors on the prognosis of whiplash

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 377-384

  Harder, Susan ^a   Veilleux, Martin ^b   Suissa, Samy ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Claims data; Compensation; Epidemiology; Motor vehicle crash; Soft tissue injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK INJURIES; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUEBEC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031899350     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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