Traumatic brain injury among people who are homeless: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Topolovec Vranic, Jane ^a   Ennis, Naomi ^a   Colantonio, Angela ^b   Cusimano, Michael D ^a   Hwang, Stephen W ^a   Kontos, Pia ^c   Ouchterlony, Donna ^a   Stergiopoulos, Vicky ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Systematic review; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84870547337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1059     Document Type: Article

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