Misconceptions about brain injury: A survey replication study

Brain Injury

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 547-553

  Hux, Karen ^a   Schram, Charisse Deuel ^a   Goeken, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Education; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33744807781     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050600676784     Document Type: Article

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