Rehabilitation outcome evaluation after very severe brain injury

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 473-479

  Reimer, Marlene ^a   LeNavenec, Carole Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANCHO LOS AMIGOS SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LONG-TERM CARE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24344454756     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602010443000362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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