Randomized clinical trial of conservative treatment for patients with whiplash-associated disorders: Considerations for the design and dynamic treatment protocol

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 412-420

  Scholten Peeters, Gwendolijne G M ^a,b,c,d   Verhagen, Arianne P ^e   Neeleman Van der Steen, Catharina W M ^f   Hurkmans, John C A M ^a   Wams, Ria W A ^a   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^a  

^a Dutch National Institute of Allied Health Professions   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Spine and Rehabilitation Center of Uden   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f Pract of Phys and Manual Therapy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservative Treatment; Design; General Practice Care; Physiotherapy; Randomized Clinical Trial; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0141651857     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00092-7     Document Type: Article

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