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Chronic subdural haematoma treated by burr holes and closed system drainage: Personal experience in 131 patients

Zbigniew Kotwica Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Academy of Łódź, Poland
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Jerzy Brzeziński Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Academy of Łódź, Poland
Pages 461-465 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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