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MRI and neurology in acute whiplash trauma: No correlation in prospective examination of 39 cases

Kurt Pettersson Department of 'Orthopedics and diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden, +46 90-101746, Fax-137455
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Christer Hildingsson Department of 'Orthopedics and diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden, +46 90-101746, Fax-137455
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Goran Toolanen Department of 'Orthopedics and diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden, +46 90-101746, Fax-137455
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Markku Fagerlund Department of 'Orthopedics and diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden, +46 90-101746, Fax-137455
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Jan Björnebrink Department of 'Orthopedics and diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Northern Sweden, S-901 85, Umeå, Sweden, +46 90-101746, Fax-137455
Pages 525-528 | Received 06 Nov 1993, Accepted 19 Mar 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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