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Delayed intracranial hemorrhage in the patient with blunt trauma on anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents: routine repeat head computed tomography is unnecessary

Joshua H. HillGrant Medical Center, Trauma, an OhioHealth Hospital, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-0681
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Paul BonnerDoctor’s Hospital, PGY-2 General Surgery, an OhioHealth Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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M Shay O’MaraGrant Medical Center, Trauma, an OhioHealth Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Teresa WoodGrant Medical Center, Trauma, an OhioHealth Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Michael LieberGrant Medical Center, Trauma, an OhioHealth Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
Pages 735-738 | Received 26 May 2017, Accepted 25 Jan 2018, Published online: 27 Feb 2018

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