Functional status following traumatic brain injuries: Population-based rural-urban differences

Brain Injury

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 995-1004

  Schootman, Mario ^a,c   Fuortes, Laurence ^b  

^a Bur of Inj and Disability Prev   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032698186     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990599121007     Document Type: Article

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