Assessing a minimally responsive brain injured person

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 436-441

  Watson, Martin ^a   Horn, Sandra ^b   Wilson, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645610361     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.1999.6.9.13941     Document Type: Article

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