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Anaemia worsens early functional outcome after traumatic brain injury: a preliminary study

N Scott LitofskyDivision of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Douglas C MillerDepartment of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Zhenzhou ChenDepartment of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Agnes SimonyiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Diana KlakotskaiaDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Andrew GiritharanDepartment of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Qi FengDivision of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Diane McConnellDivision of Neurological Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA;Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Jiankun CuiDepartment of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Zezong GuDepartment of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAView further author information
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Pages 342-349 | Received 23 Dec 2016, Accepted 27 Nov 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2018

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