The association between gender, coping style and whiplash related symptoms in sufferers of whiplash associated disorder

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Jones, Allan ^a   Elklit, A S K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coping; Gender; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DENMARK; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33846475613     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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