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Age and functioning after mild traumatic brain injury: the acute picture

Mark J. Rapoport Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Anthony Feinstein Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 857-864 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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