Clinical and methodological challenges with assessing mild traumatic brain injury in the military

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 313-319

  Iverson, Grant L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

brain injury; concussion; epidemiology; screening; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMNESIA; ARMY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FALLING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFE STRESS; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 77957563648     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181d6f9bd     Document Type: Review

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