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Original Article

Selected cases of poor outcome following a minor brain trauma: Comparing neuropsychological and positron emission tomography assessment

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Pages 297-308 | Received 22 Dec 1992, Accepted 25 Jan 1993, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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