Laypersons' expectations of recovery and beliefs about whiplash injury: A cross-cultural comparison between Australians and Singaporeans

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1234-1242

  Ng, T S ^a,b,c   Bostick, G ^d   Pedler, A ^c   Buchbinder, R ^e   Vicenzino, B ^a,f   Sterling, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Injury and Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; WHIPLASH INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894137552     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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