An evidence-based approach to the treatment of acute whiplash injury

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-36

  Barnsley, Les ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABSENTEEISM; ANAMNESIS; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LONG TERM CARE; MANIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOBILIZATION; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REST; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0038290531     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/952527     Document Type: Review

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