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The influence of fear of movement and pain catastrophizing on daily pain and disability in individuals with acute whiplash injury: A daily diary study

  • Karoline L.H. Vangronsveld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 43 3881613; fax: +31 43 3884155.
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  • Madelon Peters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Mariëlle Goossens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Johan Vlaeyen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Received 16 May 2007 ,Revised 19 May 2008 ,Accepted 30 May 2008.

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PII: S0304-3959(08)00283-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.05.019

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Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 449-457 , 15 October 2008