Risk factors for postconcussion symptom reporting after traumatic brain injury in U.S. military service members

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-246

  Lange, Rael T ^a,b,d   Brickell, Tracey ^a,d   French, Louis M ^a,d   Ivins, Brian ^a   Bhagwat, Aditya ^a   Pancholi, Sonal ^a,c   Iverson, Grant L ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

mild traumatic brain injury; postconcussion symptoms; risk factors; service members

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874097719     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2685     Document Type: Article

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