A review of treatment interventions in whiplash-associated disorders

European Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 387-397

  Seferiadis, Aris ^a,b   Rosenfeld, Mark ^b   Gunnarsson, Ronny ^c  

^a Southern Elfsborg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c R and D U in Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Review; Treatment; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; FLUOXETINE; MELATONIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TIZANIDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 4344574554     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0709-1     Document Type: Review

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