Prognostic factors associated with minimal improvement following acute whiplash-associated disorders

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Dufton, John A ^a,b,g   Kopec, Jacek A ^a   Wong, Hubert ^a   Cassidy, J David ^c,d   Quon, Jeffrey ^a,e   Mcintosh, Greg ^f   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

^g Canadian Back Institute ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prognosis; Recovery; Whiplash; Whiplash associated disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAWYER; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; NECK PAIN; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33748882562     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000240205.93122.02     Document Type: Article

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