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Research Article

Validation of the Abbreviated Westmead Post-traumatic Amnesia Scale: A brief measure to identify acute cognitive impairment in mild traumatic brain injury

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Pages 1198-1205 | Received 03 Mar 2011, Accepted 24 Jul 2011, Published online: 08 Sep 2011

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