Reliability, Sensitivity, and Specificity of the VA Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Tool

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 439-453

  Donnelly, Kerry T ^a   Donnelly, James P ^b   Dunnam, Mina ^c   Warner, Gary C ^d   Kittleson, C J ^d   Constance, Janet E ^c   Bradshaw, Charles B ^c   Alt, Michelle ^c  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Behavioral Health Careline   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Mass screening; Posttraumatic; Sensitivity and specificity; Stress disorders; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858330868     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182005de3     Document Type: Article

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