Physiotherapy
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 15-23 , March 2009

Development and delivery of a physiotherapy intervention for the early management of whiplash injuries: The Managing Injuries of Neck Trial (MINT) Intervention

  • Esther Williamson

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Unit, Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • on behalf of the MINT Study Team: Professor Matthew Cooke, Professor Martin Underwood, Dr Professor Deborah Ashby, Sharul Mt. Isa, Professor Ala Szczepura, Anil Gumbar, Dr Simon Gates, Dr Frances Griffiths, Emma Withers and Professor Richard Mayou.
    • ,
  • Mark Williams

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Unit, Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • on behalf of the MINT Study Team: Professor Matthew Cooke, Professor Martin Underwood, Dr Professor Deborah Ashby, Sharul Mt. Isa, Professor Ala Szczepura, Anil Gumbar, Dr Simon Gates, Dr Frances Griffiths, Emma Withers and Professor Richard Mayou.
    • ,
  • Zara Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Unit, Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • on behalf of the MINT Study Team: Professor Matthew Cooke, Professor Martin Underwood, Dr Professor Deborah Ashby, Sharul Mt. Isa, Professor Ala Szczepura, Anil Gumbar, Dr Simon Gates, Dr Frances Griffiths, Emma Withers and Professor Richard Mayou.
    • ,
  • Stephen Joseph

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
    • on behalf of the MINT Study Team: Professor Matthew Cooke, Professor Martin Underwood, Dr Professor Deborah Ashby, Sharul Mt. Isa, Professor Ala Szczepura, Anil Gumbar, Dr Simon Gates, Dr Frances Griffiths, Emma Withers and Professor Richard Mayou.
    • ,
  • Sarah E. Lamb

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Trials Unit, Medical School Building, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • on behalf of the MINT Study Team: Professor Matthew Cooke, Professor Martin Underwood, Dr Professor Deborah Ashby, Sharul Mt. Isa, Professor Ala Szczepura, Anil Gumbar, Dr Simon Gates, Dr Frances Griffiths, Emma Withers and Professor Richard Mayou.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 024 765 74658; fax: +44 024 7657 4657.

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PII: S0031-9406(08)00136-3

doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.11.001

Physiotherapy
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 15-23 , March 2009

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