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From ‘miserable minority’ to the ‘fortunate few’: the other end of the mild traumatic brain injury spectrum

M.E. De KoningDepartment of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-4998View further author information
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M.E ScheenenNeuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-4618View further author information
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H.J. Van Der HornDepartment of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9923-0866View further author information
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J.M. SpikmanNeuropsychology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The NetherlandsView further author information
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J. Van Der NaaltDepartment of Neurology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 540-543 | Received 02 Mar 2017, Accepted 20 Jan 2018, Published online: 01 Feb 2018

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