Attribution of blame in accidental and violence-related traumatic brain injury

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-92

  Hart, Tessa ^a,b   Bogner, Jennifer A ^d   Whyte, John ^a,b   Polansky, Marcia ^c  

^a MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0242684655     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.86     Document Type: Article

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