Misconceptions About Traumatic Brain Injury Among Correctional Health Care Professionals

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-143

  Yuhasz, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

correctional health care professionals; inmates; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN INJURY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84876572228     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345812474644     Document Type: Article

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