Laypersons' expectation of the sequelae of whiplash injury. A cross-cultural comparative study between canada and lithuania

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Ferrari, Robert ^a,c   Obelieniene, Diana ^b   Russell, Anthony Science ^a   Darlington, Paul ^d   Gervais, Roger ^d   Green, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d University of Alberta Hospita ^*

Author keywords

Accidents; Neck sprain; Psychology; Traffic; Whiplash injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHUANIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHIPLASH INJURY; CULTURAL FACTOR; LEARNING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 17144462082     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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