title: A comparison of Christiana Spine Center's whiplash patients' course of illness to the guidelines set forth by the Quebec Task Force for Whiplash Associated Disorders.
abstract: In 1995, the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash Associated Disorders came out with guidelines for diagnosis and management of automobile related "whiplash" injuries to the neck. The task force reviewed the available literature and found it quite lacking, but nonetheless came up with a "best evidence synthesis" and based their recommendations on this. The purpose of this paper was to determine how frequently these guidelines were followed in a group of patients with whiplash who were referred to a spine specialist clinic in New Castle County, Delaware.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Spine Center, Newark, Del., USA.
authors.forename: Tony R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Cucuzzella
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Elva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delport
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marley
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D003691:Delaware / Q000453:epidemiology; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*