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Research Article

Clinically significant traumatic intracranial hemorrhage following minor head trauma in older adults: a retrospective cohort study

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Pages 836-841 | Received 18 Oct 2019, Accepted 05 Apr 2020, Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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