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Research Article

Anterior pituitary dysfunction in moderate-to-severe chronic traumatic brain injury patients and the influence on functional outcome

, , , & , MD, PhD
Pages 1330-1335 | Received 03 Feb 2010, Accepted 05 Jul 2010, Published online: 09 Sep 2010

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