Self-assessments of general and oral health in persons with chronic whiplash-related disorders.

Objective: The objectives of the study were 1) to describe general health and daily functioning in a group of subjects with whiplash-associated injuries, 2) to analyse self-assessments of oral disease relative to background factors, 3) to investigate if the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey variables were related to the oral disease variables.

Design: Questionnaires included the SF-36 Health Survey, and self-assessed oral health with regard to relevant background factors such as gender, age, education and marital status. Logistic regression modelling was performed.

Gender patterns in minor head and neck injuries: an analysis of casualty register data.

This study was designed to determine the age- and gender-specific incidences of moderate and minor head and neck injuries from emergency room casualty registers in two cities in northern Sweden. By contrast with findings in most studies on injuries, the incidence of minor and moderate head and neck injuries was higher among women than men in the 15-17- and the 39-53-year-old age group, and the incidence of neck injuries as high among women as among men in the 15-65-year-old age group. As compared to men, women more often sustained their head and neck injuries as pedestrians and as car passengers, and in rear-end and side collisions.