Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 8 , Pages 1550-1555 , August 2008

Accuracy of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis

Presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and American Society of Neurorehabilitation, September 27–October 1, 2006, Boston, MA.

  • Janet M. Powell, PhD, OT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Janet M. Powell, PhD, OT, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Div of Occupational Therapy, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 345490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490
    • ,
  • Joseph V. Ferraro, MD

      Affiliations

    • North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Care System, Gainesville, FL.
    • ,
  • Sureyya S. Dikmen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Nancy R. Temkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Kathleen R. Bell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Public Health Service (grant no. R49/CCR023226).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

 Published online July 2, 2008 at www.archives-pmr.org.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00314-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.035

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 8 , Pages 1550-1555 , August 2008

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