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Research Article

Outcome of prolonged coma following severe traumatic brain injury

Marcela Lippert-GrÜner Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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Christoph Wedekind Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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Norfrid Klug Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany
Pages 49-54 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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