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Research Article

Effect of clinical characteristics on cognitive performance in service members and veterans with histories of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury

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Pages 1667-1674 | Received 22 Nov 2013, Accepted 20 Jul 2014, Published online: 02 Sep 2014

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