Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark: One Year After Injury

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Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark : One Year After Injury. / Norup, Anne; Siert, Lars; Mortensen, Erik Lykke.

In: Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, Vol. 19, No. 2, 07.11.2013, p. 142-154.

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Norup, A, Siert, L & Mortensen, EL 2013, 'Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark: One Year After Injury', Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 142-154. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2013.17

APA

Norup, A., Siert, L., & Mortensen, E. L. (2013). Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark: One Year After Injury. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 19(2), 142-154. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2013.17

Vancouver

Norup A, Siert L, Mortensen EL. Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark: One Year After Injury. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling. 2013 Nov 7;19(2):142-154. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2013.17

Author

Norup, Anne ; Siert, Lars ; Mortensen, Erik Lykke. / Coping Strategies, Emotional Distress and Quality of Life in Relatives of Patients With Severe Brain Injury in Denmark : One Year After Injury. In: Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling. 2013 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 142-154.

Bibtex

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