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Case study

Further recovery in a potential treatment withdrawal case 10 years after brain injury

T. M. McMillan Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. M. Herbert Department of Clinical Psychology, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK
Pages 935-940 | Received 21 Oct 2003, Accepted 13 Feb 2004, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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