The relationship between post-trauma problem reporting and carer quality of life after severe head injury

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 827-838

  Hickey, Anne M ^a   O'Boyle, Ciaran A ^a   McGee, Hannah M ^a   McDonald, Nicholas J ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carers; Head injury; Problem reporting; Psychosocial function; Quality of life; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031376774     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406743     Document Type: Article

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