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Does a regular Wessex Head Injury Matrix assessment identify early signs of infections in people with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness?

Samira Kashinath DhamapurkarOT Department, The Raphael Hospital, Kent, Tonbridge, UK;OT Department, The National University of Ireland, Ireland, GalwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara A WilsonOT Department, The Raphael Hospital, Kent, Tonbridge, UK;Neuropsychology Department, Oliver Zangwill Centre, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, UK
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Anita RoseOT Department, The Raphael Hospital, Kent, Tonbridge, UK
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Gerhard FlorschutzOT Department, The Raphael Hospital, Kent, Tonbridge, UK
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Peter WatsonMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, UK
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Agnes ShielOT Department, The National University of Ireland, Ireland, Galway
Pages 1103-1109 | Received 22 Dec 2017, Accepted 30 May 2018, Published online: 12 Jun 2018

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