Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Program in the Upper Midwest

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 454-467

  Sayer, Nina A ^a   Nelson, Dave ^a,b   Nugent, Sean ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Department of Veterans Affairs; Health services needs and demands; Rehabilitation; Screening; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84858307719     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181ff393c     Document Type: Article

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