Measurement of social climate within neurobehavioural rehabilitation services using the EssenCES

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 768-793

  Alderman, Nick ^a,b   Groucott, Les ^a  

^a National Brain Injury Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EssenCES; Neurobehavioural rehabilitation; Social climate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84866660143     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2012.689683     Document Type: Article

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