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Barth, J.T., Ruff, R., Espe-Pfeifer, P. (2006). Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions. In: Young, G., Nicholson, K., Kane, A.W. (eds) Psychological Knowledge in Court. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25610-5_15
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