Cultural variations in the understanding of traumatic brain injury and brain injury rehabilitation

Brain Injury

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-140

  Simpson, Grahame ^a   Mohr, Richard ^b   Redman, Anne ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Locked Bag 7103 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033981086     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026990500120790     Document Type: Article

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