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Original Research

Prehospital Electroencephalography to Detect Traumatic Brain Injury during Helicopter Transport: A Pilot Observational Cohort Study

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Pages 405-412 | Received 21 Nov 2022, Accepted 21 Feb 2023, Published online: 13 Mar 2023

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