Factor analysis of persistent postconcussive symptoms within a military sample with blast exposure

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E34-E46

  Franke, Laura M ^a,b,c   Czarnota, Jenna N ^b   Ketchum, Jessica M ^b   Walker, William C ^a,b,c  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blast; factor analysis; postconcussive syndrome; Rivermead Postconcussion Questionnaire; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHECKLIST; COGNITION; DELIS KAPLAN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SYSTEM SUBTEST; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PACED AUDITORY SERIAL ADDITION TEST; PERSISTENT OSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIVERMEAD POSTCONCUSSION QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY ORGANIZATION TEST; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VETERAN; VISION; BLAST INJURY; COMPLICATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; SOLDIER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921550096     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000042     Document Type: Article

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