Traumatic brain injury and cognitive impairment in men who are homeless

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 2210-2215

  Andersen, Jackie ^a   Kot, Nadine ^a   Ennis, Naomi ^b   Colantonio, Angela ^a,c   Ouchterlony, Donna ^b,d   Cusimano, Michael D ^a,b,e   Topolovec Vranic, Jane ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive symptoms; Homeless persons; Men; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURIES; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84918537850     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2014.895870     Document Type: Article

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