Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Apr 2010
Whiplash injury is more than neck pain: a population-based study of pain localization after traffic injury.
To describe the distribution of bodily pain and identify common patterns of pain localization after traffic injury. ⋯ Pain after traffic injury is most commonly reported in multiple body areas; isolated neck pain is extremely rare. These results have implications for clinical management of traffic injuries and interpretation of whiplash-related trials.