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Supported in part by grant nos. H133A070040 and H133A120037 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), US Department of Education (T. Hart, Principal Investigator). However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and endorsement by the federal government should not be assumed. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US government.
No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.
This represents work from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Injury-Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group, Disorders of Consciousness Task Force, and NIDRR TBI Model System Program Special Interest Group on Disorders of Consciousness.
