Conceptualizing self and maintaining social connection following severe traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-74

  Douglas, Jacinta M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Narrative self; Outcome; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC AMNESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84871382598     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2012.722254     Document Type: Article

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