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Original Articles

Quality of return to work in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a prospective investigation of associations among post-concussion symptoms, neuropsychological functions, working status and stability

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Pages 1674-1682 | Received 21 Sep 2016, Accepted 16 May 2017, Published online: 05 Sep 2017

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