Malleson, Andrew. <br/><br/>
Whiplash and Other Useful Illnesses. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (541 pages) 
<br/><br/> Whiplash, first described in a medical journal in 1953, now occurs so frequently that in the U.S. alone its annual cost is estimated at between 13 and 18 billion dollars. In Whiplash and the Exploitation of Victimhood Andrew Malleson contends that whiplash is nothing more than a strain of the neck and, like most other strains, heals in a matter of days or weeks. The fact that up to 10% of all whiplash "victims" are reported as permanently disabled occurs because medical healthcare and legal professionals foster and create illnesses, dangling illusive fortunes in front of would-be claimants. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773569997 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Whiplash injuries-Social aspects-Canada.<br/>Medical jurisprudence-Canada.<br/>Whiplash injuries-Treatment-Canada.<br/>Personal injuries-Canada.<br/>Medical care, Cost of-Canada.<br/>Medecine legale-Canada.<br/>Syndrome cervical traumatique-Traitement-Canada.<br/>Dommage corporel-Canada.<br/>Soins medicaux-Cout-Canada.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD533.5 .M35 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>614.1