The applicability of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for patients with sub-acute neck pain: A qualitative study

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 773-780

  Pool, Jam J M ^a   Hiralal, Sharon ^a   Ostelo, Raymond W J G ^a,b   van der Veer, Kees ^c   van der Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^d   Bouter, Lex M ^a   de Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Amsterdam School of Allied Health Education   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kinesiophobia; Neck pain; Qualitative research; Three step interview test

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349229924     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-008-9203-x     Document Type: Article

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