Traumatic brain injury: A social worker primer with implications for practice

Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 25-44

  Baker, Kimberly A ^a   Tandy, Cynthia C ^a   Dixon, Danny R ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Caregiver support; Coping; Family interventions; Medical social work; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937383449     PISSN: 1536710X     EISSN: 15367118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J198v01n04_03     Document Type: Article

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