Early multidisciplinary evaluation and advice was ineffective for whiplash-associated disorders

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1068-1075

  Pape, Eivind ^a   Hagen, Kåre B ^b   Brox, Jens I ^c,f   Natvig, Bård ^b,d   Schirmer, Helge ^e  

^a Expert Services Medicine   (Norway)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Omnia Hospital   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic neck pain; Multidisciplinary evaluation; Multivariate confounder scores; Traffic injury; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 70350608376     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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