Rehabilitation outcome following traumatic brain injury - The Singapore experience

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Chua, Karen S G ^a   Kong, Keng He ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033186831     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199909000-00005     Document Type: Article

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