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Use of the King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury in the evaluation of outcome in childhood traumatic brain injury

Simon Paul PagetKids Rehab, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander William John BeathFaculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales Australia
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Elizabeth Helen BarnesKids Research Institute, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary-Clare WaughKids Rehab, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 171-177 | Received 11 Jan 2012, Accepted 27 Feb 2012, Published online: 14 May 2012

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