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. 1999 Nov;52(11):804–806. doi: 10.1136/jcp.52.11.804

The neuropathology of the vegetative state after head injury.

J H Adams 1, B Jennett 1, D R McLellan 1, L S Murray 1, D I Graham 1
PMCID: PMC501589  PMID: 10690167

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