Whiplash, real or not real? A review and new concept

Pet and Spect in Neurology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 947-963

  Holstege, Gert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OFFENBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84956837002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54307-4_46     Document Type: Chapter

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