A national survey of clinical practice for the management of whiplash-associated disorders in UK emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 644-647

  Lamb, S E ^a   Williams, M A ^a   Withers, E ^a   Perry, J ^b   Gates, S ^a   Williamson, E ^a   Underwood, M ^a   Cooke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ANALGESIA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BED REST; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 69249131788     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.065276     Document Type: Review

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