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Mild traumatic brain injury in the United States: demographics, brain imaging procedures, health-care utilization and costs

Vladislav PavlovMedical Affairs, bioMérieux, Marcy-l’Étoile, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Philippe Thompson-LeducAnalysis Group, Inc., MA, USAView further author information
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Louise ZimmerbioMérieux, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Jody WenAnalysis Group, Inc., MA, USAView further author information
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Jerome SheaAnalysis Group, Inc., MA, USAView further author information
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Hadi BeyhaghibioMérieux, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Seth TobackbioMérieux, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Noam KirsonAnalysis Group, Inc., MA, USAView further author information
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Mark MillerMedical Affairs, bioMérieux, Marcy-l’Étoile, FranceView further author information
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Pages 1151-1157 | Received 09 Nov 2018, Accepted 04 Jun 2019, Published online: 26 Jun 2019

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