Internet resources for traumatic brain injury: A selective review of websites for consumers.
This article provides a selective review of brain injury resources found on the Internet. It is geared toward the needs of survivors of brain injury and their families. Provided are listings of websites that focus on brain injury, those with sections pertaining to brain injury, and those with brain injury information found by searching the site. Sites that afford communication in the form of chatrooms, message boards, and mailing lists are described and listed. The value of this technology for consumers, as well as some of the challenges in searching for relevant materials on this topic, is discussed.
Vaccaro
Monica J
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Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19141, USA. mvaccaro@einstein.edu
Hart
Tessa
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Whyte
John
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008490:Medical Informatics; D020380:Needs Assessment; D014481:United States