%0 Journal Article %T Whiplash-Associated Disorders : Clinical and medico-legal guidelines on the methods of ascertainment. %A Ferrara SD %A Ananian V %A Baccino E %A Banczerowski P %A Bordignon D %A Boscolo-Berto R %A Domenici R %A Gorriz Quevedo J %A Graw M %A Hell W %A Hernandez Cueto C %A Knudsen PJ %A Masiero S %A Montisci M %A Norelli GA %A Pinchi V %A Raudys R %A Raul JS %A Sterzik V %A Tessitore E %A Tuusov J %A Vanezis P %A Vermylen Y %A Vieira DN %A Viel G %A Viero A %A Villanueva E %A Zoia R %J Int J Legal Med %V 130 %N 1 %D Jan 2016 %M 26342284 %F 2.791 %R 10.1007/s00414-015-1243-x %X The manuscript presents the International Guidelines developed by the Working Group on Personal Injury and Damage under the patronage of the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM) regarding the Methods of Ascertainment of any suspected Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD).The document includes a detailed description of the logical and methodological steps of the ascertainment process as well as a synoptic diagram in the form of Flow Chart.