The development of sensory hypoesthesia after whiplash injury

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 722-728

  Chien, Andy ^a,c   Eliav, Eli ^d   Sterling, Michele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

quantitative sensory testing; sensory hypersensitivity; sensory hypoesthesia; whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 77957245088     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181f096ac     Document Type: Article

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