A randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention to prevent the chronic pain of whiplash associated disorders following rear-end motor vehicle collisions

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Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1799-1807

  Brison, Robert J ^a,d   Hartling, Lisa ^b   Dostaler, Suzanne ^a   Leger, Andy ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^b   Stiell, Ian ^c   Pickett, William ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle collision; Randomized controlled trial; Whiplash associated disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEORECORDING; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 23944436880     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000174115.58954.17     Document Type: Article

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