Reaffirmed limitations of meta-analytic methods in the study of mild traumatic brain injury: A response to Rohling et al.

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-214

  Bigler, Erin D ^a,b,c   Farrer, Thomas J ^a   Pertab, Jon L ^a,d   James, Kelly ^a   Petrie, Jo Ann ^a   Hedges, Dawson W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis limitations; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neuropsychological outcomes

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOTE;

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84876129670     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.693950     Document Type: Article

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