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Age and recovery from brain injury: legal opinions, clinical beliefs and experimental evidence

David A. Johnson Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3 Rillbank Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LL Scotland
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F. D. Rose Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3 Rillbank Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LL Scotland
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B. M. Brooks Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3 Rillbank Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LL Scotland
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S. Eyers Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Royal Hospital for Sick Children 3 Rillbank Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LL Scotland
Pages 103-109 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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