Mild traumatic brain injury: Impairment and disability assessment caveats

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-41

  Zasler, Nathan D ^a,c   Martelli, Michael F ^b  

^a Med Psychol Rehab Neuropsychol   (United States)

^b Virginia Cmw Univ Health System   (United States)

^c Tree of Life LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALINGERING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SECURITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0037355419     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010     Document Type: Review

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