A review of driving simulator parameters relevant to the operation enduring freedom/operation iraqi freedom veteran population

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-344

  Kraft, Malissa ^a   Amick, Melissa M ^a   Barth, Jeffrey T ^d,e,f   French, Louis M ^g,h   Lew, Henry L ^a,b,c,d,i  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^e Lakeview Healthcare Systems   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain Injury; Driving; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABILITY; DRIVER LICENCE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; BRAIN INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VETERANS;

EID: 77951288921     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181d3eb5f     Document Type: Review

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