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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
Charles H. Tator*
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 269 - 270
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