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Traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leakage: risk factors and the use of prophylactic antibiotics

D. Choi University Department of Surgery, Royal In rmary, Glasgow; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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R. Spann
Pages 571-576 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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