Treatment of disorders of consciousness in the veterans health administration polytrauma centers

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-252

  Mcnamee, Shane ^a,b   Howe, Laura ^c   Nakase Richardson, Risa ^d   Peterson, Michelle ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b Department of PM and R   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Minneapolis VA Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

brain injury; disorders of consciousness; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; NURSING MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; REHABILITATION CENTER; SENSORY STIMULATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERANS HEALTH;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84863665550     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e31825e12c8     Document Type: Article

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