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Work-related deaths and traumatic brain injury

Andrea C. Tricco University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dr Angela Colantonio University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mary Chipman University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Gary Liss University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ministry of Labour, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Barry McLellan Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
Pages 719-724 | Received 27 May 2005, Accepted 11 Jan 2006, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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