Neurorehabilitation and neurolaw

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-14

  Taylor, J Sherrod ^a,b  

^a Taylor Harp and Callier   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Litigation literacy; Neurolaw; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; EXPERT WITNESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LAW SUIT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029905306     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1053-8135(96)00171-0     Document Type: Review

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