Effectiveness of bed rest after mild traumatic brain injury: A randomised trial of no versus six days of bed rest

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 167-172

  De Kruijk, J R ^a   Leffers, P ^b   Meerhoff, S ^b   Rutten, J ^b   Twijnstra, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BED REST; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0036326631     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.2.167     Document Type: Article

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