Psychosocial long-term outcome of severe head injury as perceived by patients, relatives, and professionals

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Spatt, J ^a   Zebenholzer, K ^b   Oder, W ^b,c  

^a Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Rehab Centre of Brain Injury   (Austria)

Author keywords

behaviour; follow up; frontal lobe dysfunction; psychosocial outcome; severe head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; PATIENT; RELATIVE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030890408     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00091.x     Document Type: Article

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