Traumatic Brain Injury: A Factor in the Causal Pathway to Homelessness?

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-362

  Lafferty, Briana ^a  

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Author keywords

brain injury; homeless; homelessness; TBI; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953317716     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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