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Mortality and causes of death after traumatic spinal cord injury in Estonia

Liis SabreUniversity of TartuTartu, EstoniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tiina RekandHaukeland University HospitalBergen, Norway
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Toomas AsserUniversity of TartuTartu, Estonia
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Janika KõrvUniversity of TartuTartu, Estonia
Pages 687-694 | Published online: 19 Nov 2013

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