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Concussions are Brain Injuries and Should be Taken Seriously

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Charles H. Tator*
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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