Healthcare and disability service utilization in the 5-year period following transport-related traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1611-1620

  Prang, Khic Houy ^a   Ruseckaite, Rasa ^a   Collie, Alex ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Compensation; Disability; Health service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84869484913     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.698790     Document Type: Article

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