Loewenstein communication scale for the minimally responsive patient

Brain Injury

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 593-609

  Borer Alafi, Nurit ^a   Gil, Mali ^a   Sazbon, Leon ^a   Korn, Cecilia ^a  

^a Sleep Disorders Unit   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; BRAIN INJURY; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 0036071769     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050110119484     Document Type: Article

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