Pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: Connecting means and ends

Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 3-12

  Warf, Benjamin C ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CAUTERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD CARE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENDOSCOPIC THIRD VENTRICULOSTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; PEDIATRICS; SAFETY; SPINA BIFIDA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; UGANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57749098540     PISSN: 13196995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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