A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder: Part 1 - Overview and summary

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Teasell, Robert W ^a,b,c   McClure, J Andrew ^a   Walton, David ^d   Pretty, Jason ^a   Salter, Katherine ^a   Meyer, Matthew ^a   Sequeira, Keith ^b   Death, Barry ^b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Exercise; Neck pain; Randomized controlled trials; Whiplash associated disorder

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; NECK PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 78349278032     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/106593     Document Type: Review

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