Managing injuries of the neck trial (mint): A randomised controlled trial of treatments for whiplash injuries

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 49, 2012, Pages 1-141

  Lamb, S E ^a   Williams, M A ^a   Williamson, E M ^a   Gates, S ^a   Withers, E J ^a   Mt Isa, S ^b   Ashby, D ^b   Castelnuovo, E ^c   Underwood, M ^a   Cooke, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; RECREATION; SELF CARE; SLEEP QUALITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SICK LEAVE; STATE MEDICINE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84871635812     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: 20464924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta16490     Document Type: Article

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