Helping persons with traumatic brain injury of minority origin: Improve career and employment outcomes

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-104

  Wehman, Paul ^a   Targett, Pam ^a   Yasuda, Satoko ^a   McManus, Shannon ^a   Briel, Lori ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career; Employment; Minorities; Supported education; Supported employment; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BRAIN INJURIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247134488     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HTR.0000265097.44683.22     Document Type: Review

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