Neuropsychological assessment after extremely severe head injury in a case of life or death

Brain Injury

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 483-490

  McMillan, T M ^a,b  

^a Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030977278     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/bij.11.7.483.490     Document Type: Article

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