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Research Article

Post-traumatic brain abscess: experience of 36 patients

R. Patir, S. Sood, R. Bhatia Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Pages 29-36 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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