A mathematical model of survival in a newly inserted ventricular shunt

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 448-454

  Stein, Sherman C ^a   Guo, Wensheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric neurosurgery; Shunt failure; Shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449104389     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/448     Document Type: Article

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