Department of veterans affairs's traumatic brain injury screening and evaluation program: Promoting individualized interdisciplinary care for symptomatic veterans

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 219-222

  Scholten, Joel ^a   Cernich, Alison ^b   Hurley, Robin A ^c,d,e   Helmick, Kathy ^f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VISN 6 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL CARE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MILITARY SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VETERAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; VETERANS;

EID: 84880062806     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318291daca     Document Type: Article

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