Military TBI during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 398-402

  Warden, Deborah ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; Brain injury; Concussion; Iraq war; Mild TBI; Military; TBI

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONCUSSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IRAQ; MORBIDITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VIET NAM; WAR;

EID: 33748775183     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200609000-00004     Document Type: Review

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