The Sensory Modality Assessment Rehabilitation Technique - A tool for assessment and treatment of patients with severe brain injury in a vegetative state

Brain Injury

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 723-734

  Gill Thwaites, H ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; REHABILITATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0030759008     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990597123098     Document Type: Article

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