Expectations for recovery important in the prognosis of whiplash injuries.

BACKGROUND: Individuals' expectations on returning to work after an injury have been shown to predict the duration of time that a person with work-related low back pain will remain on benefits; individuals with lower recovery expectations received benefits for a longer time than those with high...

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Main Authors: Lena W Holm, Linda J Carroll, J David Cassidy, Eva Skillgate, Anders Ahlbom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2375948?pdf=render