Management of infantile hydrocephalus in Central Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 67-70

  Adeloye, Adelola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CENTRAL AFRICA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MALAWI; REVIEW; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0035064307     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550103100203     Document Type: Review

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