Trends and challenges in the early rehabilitation of patients with traumatic brain injury: A scandinavian perspective

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-73

  Borg, Jörgen ^a   Röe, Cecilie ^b,c   Nordenbo, Annette ^d   Andelic, Nada ^b   De Boussard, Catharina ^a   Af Geijerstam, Jean Luc ^e,f  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Norway)

^d HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute Rehabilitation; Early Rehabilitation; Incidence; Risk; Traumatic Brain Injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTOR; SCANDINAVIA;

BRAIN INJURIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 78650733773     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181fc80e7     Document Type: Review

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