Forensic issues in the neuropsychiatric evaluation of the patient with mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-113

  Silver, Jonathan M ^a,c   McAllister, Thomas W ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0031037884     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.1.102     Document Type: Review

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