Limitations of mild traumatic brain injury meta-analyses

Brain Injury

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 498-508

  Pertab, Jon L ^a   James, Kelly M ^a   Bigler, Erin D ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Utah Brain Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Cognition; Computed tomography (CT) imaging; Concussion; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); Neuropsychological assessment; Post concussion analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; EFFECT SIZE; FALLING; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SPORT INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 67650600677     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050902927984     Document Type: Article

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