Behavioural differences between patients who emerged from vegetative state and those who did not

Brain Injury

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 509-516

  Wilson, S L ^a   Powell, G E ^b   Brock, D ^c   Thwaites, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Camden/Islington Mental H/S C T   (United Kingdom)

^c Wolfson Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING STAFF; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY STIMULATION; TIME;

EID: 0030016268     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124223     Document Type: Article

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