Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pain

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 617-629

  Kamper, Steven J ^a   Rebbeck, Trudy J ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   McAuley, James H ^a   Sterling, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Course; Meta analysis; Prognosis; Systematic review; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 50249116124     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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