Post-traumatic stress disorder in children following road traffic accidents: A comparison of those with and without mild traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1077-1087

  Mather, Fiona J ^a   Tate, Robyn L ^a,b   Hannan, Timothy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0242301165     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269905031000114045     Document Type: Article

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