Prognostic factors of whiplash-associated disorders: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies

Pain

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 303-322

  Scholten Peeters, Gwendolijne G M ^a,b,c,d   Verhagen, Arianne P ^e   Bekkering, Geertruida E ^a,f   Van Der Windt, Daniëlle A W M ^f   Barnsley, Les ^g   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^a,b,c,d   Hendriks, Erik J M ^a,h  

^a Dutch Natl Inst All Hlth P   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Spine and Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional recovery; Prognostic factors; Systematic review; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LAW SUIT; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NECK INJURY; NERVOUSNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0038161136     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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