Age and recovery from brain injury: Clinical opinions and experimental evidence

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-310

  Webb, C ^a   Rose, F D ^a   Johnson, D A ^b   Attree, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTLEY AINSLIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029915367     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124476     Document Type: Article

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