@article{ref1,
title="Neck Sprains in Car Crashes: Incidence, Associations, Length of Compensation and Costs to the Insurer",
journal="Proceedings: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Annual Conference",
year="1993",
author="Tao, XT and Maag, U.",
volume="37",
number="",
pages="15-26",
abstract="In 1987, there were 4,328 car occupants involved in a crash in the Province of Quebec who sustained at least a cervical injury. Frequency, nature and severity of the neck injuries are examined as a function of occupant and accident parameters. Particular emphasis is given to the costs not covered by the provincial health plan, such as rehabilitation, compensation for pain, anatomico-physiological deficits and time lost from work (income replacement). Cervical sprains alone result often in a long term disability, and this income replacement constitutes a major expense for the insurer.<p />",
language="",
issn="1540-0344",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}