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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 10/2008

01-10-2008 | Reviewer's Comment

ESJ: expert comment on number and cost of claims linked to minor cervical trauma (manuscript number: ESJO-D-07-00195R1, B. Soltermann et al.)

Author: M. Benoist

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 10/2008

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Excerpt

In spite of the numerous prevention measures developed by the automobile industry, minor cervical trauma are increasingly frequent and are the cause of difficult therapeutic and medico-legal problems. For these reasons, the epidemiological paper based on data coming from the Comité Européen des Assurances (CEA) which compares incidence and expenditure of minor cervical spine trauma in ten European countries is particularly useful, as it emphasizes the major role of the cultural attitudes and of the medical approach in the natural evolution of this very unique traumatism. …
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Metadata
Title
ESJ: expert comment on number and cost of claims linked to minor cervical trauma (manuscript number: ESJO-D-07-00195R1, B. Soltermann et al.)
Author
M. Benoist
Publication date
01-10-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0734-6

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