Prevalence of Dual Sensory Impairment and Its Association With Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure in OEF/OIF Veterans

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 489-496

  Lew, Henry L ^a   Pogoda, Terri K ^b,c   Baker, Errol ^c   Stolzmann, Kelly L ^c   Meterko, Mark ^c   Cifu, David X ^d   Amara, Jomana ^e   Hendricks, Ann M ^e  

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

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

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^e NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injuries; Hearing impairment; Traumatic brain injury; Vision impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VISUAL DISORDER; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84858323975     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318204e54b     Document Type: Article

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