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Clinical Issues

An Examination of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) in Individuals with Complicated Mild, Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Pages 21-37 | Received 23 Jun 2014, Accepted 05 Jan 2015, Published online: 03 Feb 2015

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