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Editorial
Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: more than a clinical challenge
- Correspondence to Dr Derick Wade, Oxford Centre for Enablement, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7HE, UK; derick.wade{at}ouh.nhs.uk/derick.wade{at}ntlworld.com
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Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: more than a clinical challenge
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- First published January 22, 2014.
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January 22, 2014
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