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Gregson BA, Rowan EN, Francis R, et al.; on behalf of the STITCH(TRAUMA) investigators. Surgical Trial In Traumatic intraCerebral Haemorrhage (STITCH): a randomised controlled trial of Early Surgery compared with Initial Conservative Treatment. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2015 Sep. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 19.70.)

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