Derivation of a clinical decision rule for whiplash associated disorders among individuals involved in rear-end collisions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 531-539

  Hartling, Lisa ^a   Pickett, William ^a   Brison, Robert J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents; Prognosis; Traffic; Whiplash injuries; Whiplash injuries (epidemiology)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGED; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0036628657     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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