title: Fear reduction in subacute whiplash-associated disorders: the royal road to recovery?
authors: 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.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Meulders
authors: Johan W S
authors: JWS
authors: Vlaeyen
mesh_terms: D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000523:psychology*
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