Functional outcome from traumatic brain injury: Unidimensional or multidimensional?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-113

  Boake, Corwin ^a,c   High Jr , Walter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TIRR MEMORIAL HERMANN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain Injury; Functional Assessment; Head Injury; Outcome Assessment; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EMPLOYMENT; NEUROLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

BRAIN INJURY; HEAD INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TRAVEL;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 0030111028     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199603000-00005     Document Type: Article

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