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Comment
. 2018 Aug 14;320(6):604-605.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.8737.

Neurological Symptoms in US Government Personnel in Cuba-Reply

Stephen Hampton  1 , Randel L Swanson 2nd  1 , Douglas H Smith  2
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Neurological Symptoms in US Government Personnel in Cuba-Reply

Stephen Hampton et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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