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Sex differences in mortality after traumatic brain injury, Colorado 1994–1998

Indira B. Gujral Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lorann Stallones Departments of Psychology and Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Barbara A. Gabella Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance, Denver, CO, USA
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Thomas J. Keefe Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Peter Chen Departments of Psychology and Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Pages 283-291 | Received 14 Feb 2005, Accepted 20 Sep 2005, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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