Assessing fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with whiplash-associated disorders: A comparison of 2 measures

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 502-507

  Pedler, Ashley ^a,b   Sterling, Michele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

fear avoidance; neck pain; PFActS C; TSK 17; WAD; whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PICTORIAL FEAR OF ACTIVITIES SCALE CERVICAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TAMPA SCALE OF KINESIOPHOBIA; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 79958774835     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31820d97b0     Document Type: Article

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