Diagnostic accuracy studies in mild traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and descriptive analysis of published evidence

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Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 856-881

  Pape, Theresa L B ^a,b   High, Walter M ^b,c   St Andre, Justin ^e   Evans, Charlesnika ^a,e   Smith, Bridget ^a,f   Shandera Ochsner, Anne L ^d   Wingo, Jana ^a,g   Moallem, Isabelle ^g,h   Baldassarre, Megan ^a,g   Babcock Parziale, Judi ⁱ  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Health Research and Educational Trust   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^g LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE ERROR SCORING SYSTEM; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD ASSOCIATION TEST; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MEYERS SHORT BATTERY TEST; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NON WORD REPETITION TEST; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TASK; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUBLICATION; RAPID SCREEN OF CONCUSSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REHABILITATION RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; REVISED WESTMEAD PTA SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL BATTERY;

BRAIN INJURIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84886006714     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.06.007     Document Type: Review

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