Linking people with traumatic brain injury to services: Successes and challenges in Colorado

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-278

  Sample, Pat L ^a   Langlois, Jean A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Craniocerebral trauma; Services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BRAIN INJURY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18844381580     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200505000-00009     Document Type: Review

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