Role of computed tomography before lumbar puncture: A survey of clinical practice

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 965, 2006, Pages 162-165

  Greig, P R ^a   Goroszeniuk, D ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645031833     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.041046     Document Type: Article

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