Randomised, controlled outcome study of active mobilisation compared with collar therapy for whiplash injury

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Schnabel, M ^a   Ferrari, R ^b   Vassiliou, T ^a   Kaluza, G ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 2342583507     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.010165     Document Type: Article

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