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Non-Neurological Complications of Brain Injury

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Adams, J.P. (2010). Non-Neurological Complications of Brain Injury. In: Adams, J., Bell, D., McKinlay, J. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Competency-Based Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-070-8_9

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