Combat-related posttraumatic headache: Diagnosis, mechanisms of injury, and challenges to treatment

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 514-519

  Kozminski, Matthew ^a  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC HEADACHE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WAR;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 79953189329     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 19451997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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