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Traumatic brain injury in Portugal: progress in incidence and mortality

Maria Emilia SantosUniversidade Católica Portuguesa Ringgold standard institution, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Institute of Health Sciences, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicole AgrelaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa Ringgold standard institution, Institute of Health Sciences, Lisbon, Portugal
Pages 1552-1555 | Received 15 Nov 2018, Accepted 17 Aug 2019, Published online: 23 Aug 2019

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