Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 774-779 , June 2007

Perceived and Actual Memory, Concentration, and Attention Problems After Whiplash-Associated Disorders (Grades I and II): Prevalence and Predictors

  • James P. Robinson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Tasha Burwinkle, PhD, PsyD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Dennis C. Turk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dennis C. Turk, PhD, Dept of Anesthesiology, Box 356540, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

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 Supported in part by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (grant no. AR47298).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.03.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 6 , Pages 774-779 , June 2007

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