Psychological and biological correlates of fatigue after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 731-747

  Bay, Esther ^a   Xie, Yan ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety stress; Depression; Descriptive quantitative; Fatigue; Mental health; Neurology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350071762     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909334856     Document Type: Article

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