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Research Article

You only get one brain. Adult reflections on acute and ongoing symptom experiences after traumatic brain injury in adolescence

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Pages 1308-1315 | Received 03 Jun 2020, Accepted 21 Aug 2021, Published online: 06 Sep 2021

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