Mild traumatic brain injury from motor vehicle accidents: Factors associated with return to work

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 392-398

  Ruffolo, Carol F ^a,c   Friedland, Judith F ^b   Dawson, Deirdre R ^b   Colantonio, Angela ^b   Lindsay, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Giant Steps   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032938825     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90275-7     Document Type: Article

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