The challenges of a hidden disability: Social work practice in the field of traumatic brain injury

Australian Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-37

  Simpson, Grahame ^a   Simons, Martine ^b   McFadyen, Maggie ^a  

^a Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^b The Childrens' Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychosocial disability; Social work practice; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937382834     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070208411669     Document Type: Article

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