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Mild traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1998–2000

Jeffrey J. Bazarian Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jason Mcclung Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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Manish N. Shah Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA; Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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Yen Ting Cheng Hospital Max Peralta, San José, Costa Rica
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William Flesher Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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Jess Kraus Southern California Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Southern California School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Pages 85-91 | Received 07 Aug 2003, Accepted 29 Apr 2004, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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