"Whiplash Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Hyperextension injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle, in an automobile accident. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D014911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.700.500
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Neck strains and sprains among motor vehicle occupants-United States, 2000. Accid Anal Prev. 2004 Jan; 36(1):21-7.