Long-term outcome after whiplash injury:​ a 2-year follow-up considering features of injury mechanism and somatic, radiologic, and psychosocial findings

Radanov, Bogdan P.<sup>1</sup>; Sturzenegger, Matthias<sup>2</sup>; Di Stefano, Giuseppe<sup>3</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Psychiatry, University of Berne, Berne

²Department of Neurology, University of Berne, Berne

³Clinic for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation “Bethesda”, Tschugg, Switzerland

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DOI: 10.1097/00005792-199509000-00005

PubMed: 7565068

WoS: A1995RX34800005

Ovid: 00005792-199509000-00005

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