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Lavrijsen, Jan C. M.; Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Vos, Pieter E.; Department of Neurology, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, Netherlands
Laureys, Steven ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA Consciousness-Coma Science Group
Koopmans, Raymond T. C. M.; Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, and Joachim en Anna Center for Specialized Geriatric Care, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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English
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Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: Outcomes from a vicious circle
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