Population estimates of undocumented incident traumatic brain injuries among combat-deployed US military personnel

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E57-E64

  Chase, Rachel P ^a   Nevin, Remington L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghan war; Iraq war; late diagnosis; military; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POLICY; POPULATION; SOLDIER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921543364     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000061     Document Type: Article

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