Working with a brain injury: Personal experiences of returning to work following a mild or moderate brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 334-339

  Gilworth, Gill ^a   Eyres, Sophie ^a   Carey, Amy ^a   Bhakta, Bipin ^a   Tennant, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Qualitative; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL;

EID: 43449126506     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0169     Document Type: Article

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