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Original Article

Negative impact of litigation procedures on patient outcomes four years after severe traumatic brain injury: results from the PariS-traumatic brain injury study

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Pages 2040-2047 | Received 24 Aug 2016, Accepted 27 Apr 2017, Published online: 16 May 2017

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