Myths of whiplash

Surgeon

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-103

  Ferrari, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Neck pain; Traffic accident; Whiplash injuries

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPINE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0037650120     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(03)80124-5     Document Type: Review

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