North Star Project: Reality orientation in an acute care setting for patients with traumatic brain injuries

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-302

  Thomas, Harle ^a   Feyz, Mitra ^b   LeBlanc, Joanne ^b   Brosseau, Julie ^b   Champoux, Marie Claude ^b   Christopher, Andrew ^b   Desormeaux, Nathalie ^b   Dorais, Luce ^b   Lin, Howell ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute care rehabilitation; Brain injury; Reality orientation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; ORIENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARDIZATION; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0038779522     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200305000-00007     Document Type: Article

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