Fear reduction in subacute whiplash-associated disorders: the royal road to recovery?

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¹ Research Group on Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, P.O. Box 3726, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +32 (0)16 32 60 38; fax: +32 (0)16 32 61 44. Research Group on Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Center of Excellence Generalization Research in Ill Health and Psychopathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

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Ann Meulders et al. Pain. 2013 Mar.

. 2013 Mar;154(3):330-331.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.01.004. Epub 2013 Jan 11.

¹ Research Group on Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, P.O. Box 3726, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +32 (0)16 32 60 38; fax: +32 (0)16 32 61 44. Research Group on Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Center of Excellence Generalization Research in Ill Health and Psychopathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

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The role of fear of movement in subacute whiplash-associated disorders grades I and II.
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