Whiplash and minor head injury: The problem is finding the problem

Headache

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-165

  Ferrari, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; EXPECTATION; HEAD INJURY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 78650949694     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2010.01748.x     Document Type: Letter

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