Prevalence and characteristics of driving difficulties in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom combat returnees

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 913-926

  Lew, Henry L ^a,b   Kraft, Malissa ^c   Pogoda, Terri K ^c,d   Amick, Melissa M ^c,e   Woods, Patricia ^c   Cifu, David X ^f  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DVBIC   (United States)

^f HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Combat; Concussion; Deployment; Driving; OIF OEF; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Road rage; Traumatic brain injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

COMBAT; CONCUSSION; DEPLOYMENT; DRIVING; OIF/OEF; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; ROAD RAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERANS;

BRAIN; DISEASES;

DURABILITY;

ADULT; ANGER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRIVING DIFFICULTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAIN INJURIES; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055062706     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.08.0140     Document Type: Review

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