Influence of bodily injuries on symptom reporting following uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury in US military service members

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-74

  French, Louis M ^a,c   Lange, Rael T ^a,b   Iverson, Grant L ^a,b   Ivins, Brian ^a   Marshall, Katherine ^a   Schwab, Karen ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

bodily injuries; mild traumatic brain injury; postconcussion symptoms; PTSD

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EFFECT SIZE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; PEER GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855612546     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182248344     Document Type: Article

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