Initial assessment of whiplash patients

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-27

  Gunzburg, R ^a   Szpalski, M ^a   Van Goethem, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ANAMNESIS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEATBELT; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0038629267     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/650251     Document Type: Review

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