Hydrocephalus and its management in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 513-516

  Aciduman, Ahmet ^a   Belen, Deniz ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Avicenna; Canon of Medicine; Hydrocephalus; Medical history; Neurosurgical history; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; ASIA; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROSURGERY;

ARABIA; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICINE, ARABIC; NEUROSURGERY; PORTRAITS;

EID: 34250854135     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.6.513     Document Type: Article

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